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BOSTON -- David Ortiz is down to his final regular-season game, and it will be an important one for the Boston Red Sox.With their 40-year-old slugger heading into retirement, the Red Sox could use a victory on Sunday to help their chances of earning home-field advantage in their AL Division Series against Cleveland.Obviously, we would like the home-field advantage, Boston utilityman Brock Holt said after a 4-3 loss to Toronto. Well come ready to go. ... Hopefully well play that first game here.The Indians (93-67) would open at home if they win their last two games, or even one if Boston (93-68) loses its finale against Toronto on Sunday.One night after the Blue Jays blew a 3-1 lead and gave up Ortizs game-winning homer, Torontos J.A. Happ seemed poised to pick up his 21st win.But with the Blue Jays leading 3-2 in the eighth, Mookie Betts doubled, took third on Brock Holts hard-hit double-play ball and then scored to tie it when closer Roberto Osuna balked in the winning run.In the ninth, though, Ezequiel Carrera delivered a sacrifice fly and Toronto won to move into a tie with Baltimore for the top spot in the AL wild-card race.We had the lead and the tying run scores on balk. I was worried about the baseball gods, said manager John Gibbons, whose team is tied with the Orioles at 88 wins with one to play. We want to enjoy this one. Theyre hard to come by.Toronto owns the tie-breaker with Baltimore. Detroit and Seattle are also still in the wild-card hunt.Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel (2-6) has losses in two of his last three appearances, issuing six walks while completing two innings. Since Sept. 22, his ERA has risen from 2.52 to 3.40.The 21-year-old Osuna (4-3) retired the Red Sox in order in the ninth to recover from his sixth blown save of the season.PREGAME FESTIVITIESHockey great Bobby Orr, NFL Hall of Famer Andre Tippett and the entire current Boston Celtics roster joined David Ortiz on the field at Fenway Park on Saturday night to help celebrate Big Papi on his way into retirement.The ceremony before the Red Sox played Toronto also featured former patients at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, who Ortiz helped through his work for the Jimmy Fund. And Boston Marathon bombing victims also joined the sports stars on the field to thank Ortiz for his defiant and inspirational speech following the 2013 finish line attacks.The basketball players all wore Celtics jerseys with Ortizs No. 34. Many of them asked the Red Sox designated hitter to sign their shirts, and several posed for selfies with him.Ortiz has said he will retire at the end of the season, and the Red Sox planned celebrations for the final weekend series at Fenway. Friday nights ceremony included beneficiaries of the David Ortiz Childrens Fund; Sunday is expected to feature Ortizs former teammates.AT THE PLATEAs they have much of the season, the Fenway fans rose to a standing ovation when Ortiz came to the plate in the first. With a runner on first, he worked the count full against Happ and drew a walk.It was the 1,319th walk of Ortizs career, tying him with Tony Phillips for 40th on baseballs career list.Ortiz was tagged out going from first to second when Betts followed with a grounder.Ortiz grounded out in the second inning with two on and two out, hitting a grounder that got under the glove of shifted shortstop Troy Tulowitzki but was grabbed in shallow right by Devon Travis.In the fifth, Ortiz singled on a line drive to right and was replaced by a pinch hitter. He tipped his helmet to the cheering crowd as he left the diamond.We know what hes dealing with, manager John Farrell said of Ortizs difficulty running. Under the conditions tonight and the way he got down the line in that second at-bat, it felt like three was enough.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (14-2, 3.06 ERA) goes in the regular season finale Sunday. 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Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham says theres a possibility the club could yet play a home AFL final at the SCG for the first time in 11 years.But Swans fans shouldnt get their hopes too high.Sydney, who lead the ladder going into this weekends final round, are contracted to play any finals home games this year at ANZ Stadium.The AFL decides the venue for each finals contest.Its understood ANZ Stadium management would want some compensation for members and corporate partners if a game was switched to the SCG.Earlier this year a deal was done to give their members access to three Swans matches at the SCG for each of the next three seasons after ANZ Stadium agreed to shift three 2016 Sydney home games from their venue.Pridham said Swans fans had shown a strong preference for the SCG, but the matter was in the hands of the AFL and ANZ Stadium.Asked about the chances of a Swans SCG home final this year Pridham said: Theres always a chance, but I dont think people should have high expectations. But its possible.He said the AFL was aware of the feelings of Swans supporters.But from a football perspective weve played 10 finals at ANZ Stadium and won eight of them and so either venue we have no fear of playing at, Pridham said.ddddddddddddwans co-captain Kieren Jack was similarly unconcerned about which venue would stage home finals from a competitive viewpoint.The Swans have the same finals winning percentage at both grounds, having triumphed in four out of five at the SCG.However, the iconic ground hasnt staged a finals contest since Sydneys epic 2005 semi-final against Geelong.If we earn the right to have a home final in Sydney it doesnt really bother us where we play, Jack said.The classy midfielder was confident he would be fit to face Richmond at the SCG on Saturday after missing last weekends match against North Melbourne with an ankle injury.The Tigers are just one of five teams to beat Sydney this season and have won their last three against the Swans.Richmond is a bit of a bogey side for us in recent times, Jack said. 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