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After years of finishing in third, the Toronto Blue Jays would love to finish ahead of Boston in second place in the AL East.


Lyle Overbay and Troy Glaus hit consecutive homers, and A.J. Burnett pitched seven strong innings to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday.


Boston was eliminated from playoff contention when Minnesota beat Baltimore. It's the first time Red Sox have missed the playoffs since 2002.


Toronto has finished third — behind New York and Boston — in seven of the past eight seasons.


"You know you don't have anything else to play for so you might as well play for that," Overbay said. "Those guys have been in the top two for 50 years or so. It would be a step in the right direction for us."


Toronto moved within 1 1/2 of Boston for second.

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