It's down to the wire for the Toronto Blue Jays to clinch a post-season berth, and manager John Schneider is calling on LHP Yusei Kikuchi to start the series against the division rival Tampa Bay Rays.
Right-hander Hyun Jin Ryu will have his start pushed back to Saturday for Game 2.
Kikuchi is having a career-best year at the mound, with a 3.82 ERA over 162.2 innings pitched and 31 games started. Kikuchi will be opposite to Aaron Civale, who has a 3.43 ERA over 120.2 innings.
The Blue Jays enter the series sitting one game ahead of the Houston Astros for the second wild-card spot and have the opportunity to clinch a post-season berth.
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