Jonathan Aranda returned from a July wrist fracture to power the Rays in the final series, launching two homers and driving in five runs across three games. His 2025 season finished strong: .316/.393/.489 with 14 homers, 2.5 fWAR over 106 games, placing him among MLB leaders in batting average, on-base percentage, and wRC+. Despite Tampa Bay being swept by Toronto, Aranda’s late-season surge provided a major positive note for fantasy managers monitoring his health and upside next year.

The Rays leaned on a deep lineup featuring Diaz, Lowe, Walls, and a rising group of youngsters like Caminero and Simpson, with Misner pacing the DraySBAY Player of the Series list. The club closed 2025 with momentum and plenty of internal depth to maximize fantasy value in 2026, even as the Jays claimed the AL East.

Blue Jays stay atop the AL East with a 5-1 win over the Rays as Trey Yesavage logs five shutout innings for his first MLB win and Alejandro Kirk belts a homer. Ernie Clement adds two hits and two RBIs while Toronto improves to 53-27 at home and 70-4 when scoring five or more. Toronto can clinch the division and the best AL record by Sunday only if the Yankees falter, after New York beat Baltimore 6-1 to keep pace. Aranda homered for Tampa Bay; Díaz reaches .300 and Ian Seymour is lined up for the Rays in the finale.

Rays’ Joe Boyle yielded four runs in five innings; Cleavinger surrendered Kirk’s seventh-inning homer. Giménez adds an RBI for Cleveland in the mix. The finale shapes up as a high-stakes, fantasy-relevant conclusion with Yesavage emerging as a spot-start option, Kirk continuing his power stretch, and both teams' bullpens under the microscope as the clock winds down on the regular season.

Toronto clinches a playoff berth and chases the AL East crown in a tense finale with Tampa Bay, a Rays squad that has owned them this year. The Jays must snap an offensive drought against a tough Rays staff, while Trey Yesavage looks to carry his historic debut into his home outing.

Gausman could sit if the division is clinched, reshaping late-week matchups, and Yandy Diaz’s groin tightness adds risk. The broader playoff picture hinges on results across the league, with Toronto weighing home-field advantages and bullpen depth as it eyes a potential ALDS or wild-card path.

Rays fall 11-7 to Boston as a six-run eighth inning sinks Tampa Bay, ending their postseason hopes. Tampa Bay led early behind Yandy Díaz and Carson Williams, but Boston countered with T7 homer by Jarren Duran and a late onslaught that broke the game open. Everson Pereira’s ninth-inning grand slam gave the Rays a spark, but Josh Lowe’s strikeout with the tying run on deck sealed the comeback bid. Tomorrow’s rematch looms as the Rays try to salvage a final note of pride and fantasy relevance.

Key fantasy takeaways: Rays’ power hitters nudged runs early (Díaz, Williams), while the Sox bullpen stifled the rally through the middle innings. Pereira’s slam adds late-season thunder for Tampa, but the bullpen meltdown in the eighth and the decisive walk-filled stretch limit late-round DFS upside. For the last two games, rostering Rays against Boston’s arms will require sharp bullpen and lineup reads.