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TORONTO -- The Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays are familiar foes.As American League East rivals, they played 19 times this season, with the Blue Jays winning 10 of them.The slim advantage is the reason the American League wild-card game is being played Tuesday at Rogers Centre after Toronto and Baltimore finished in a tie in the standings at 89-73.We know everything about them, they know everything about us, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. Youre playing a team from your division, theres no secrets. It really comes down to who executes better, or who gets the big hit or whatnot.The teams met just last week at Rogers Centre with the Orioles winning two of the three games to force a tie for the first wild-card spot. The tie could not be resolved on the weekend as Baltimore won two of three against the Yankees in New York while the Blue Jays won two of three from the Red Sox in Boston.Chris Tillman (16-6, 3.77 ERA) will start for Baltimore against Torontos Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37 ERA) in a battle of right-handers.We had probably three options, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said, and Chris was one of those good options.Showalter said that in a one-game playoff, the other candidates to start also could play a big role in the game as relievers.These games usually have a lot go on in them, Showalter said. So everybody gets a chance to play a big part in it if its a competitive game.Stroman has not won since Aug. 14. He took the loss against the Orioles on Thursday when he allowed four runs, nine hits and two walks while striking out three in seven-plus innings.Despite going 0-5 in six September starts, Stroman had a respectable 3.41 ERA in those outings.Stroman was chosen over left-hander Francisco Liriano, who struck out 10 in 6 1/3 scoreless innings Wednesday in a no-decision against Tillman.It wasnt easy, Gibbons said. I think Stros the perfect guy. Big game. Weve seen him do it before. He did that a couple of times for us last year. Hell throw strikes.Liriano will be available from the bullpen, as will right-hander Marco Estrada.Tillman went 1-0 with a 3.63 ERA in four starts against Toronto this year, posting a 2.38 ERA in two starts at Rogers Centre. Last Wednesday, he gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits in 5 2/3 innings during a no-decision. He walked three and struck out two.I know what theyre going to do, they knew what Im going to do, Tillman said. The same goes the other way with Stro. Weve seen him plenty. Hes seen us plenty. So I dont think there are any secrets here. I think itll be the same kind of game that you always see.Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who defeated the Blue Jays on Thursday, and righty Dylan Bundy were the two other candidates to start and will be available from the bullpen.Jimenez, who has a 2.45 ERA in his past seven starts, pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings Thursday in Toronto.In 24 career starts against the Blue Jays, Tillman is 5-10 with a 5.44 ERA, and he is 2-6 with a 7.01 ERA in 13 starts in Toronto. Last season, Tillman was 0-4 with a 11.72 ERA in four starts vs. the Jays.Stroman is 2/3 with a 5.07 ERA in seven career games (six starts) against the Orioles. He is 1-2 with a 7.04 ERA in three starts against Baltimore this season.There are no pitches you can take off, Stroman said of the Orioles lineup. Each pitch you have has to be executed. You make a mistake, and they make you pay. So thats the mentality going into it.Stroman was 1/3 with a 7.76 ERA in five starts in June, then made adjustments.I definitely had an up-and-down year and battled a lot of adversity, Stroman said. I think Ive done a pretty decent job at making adjustments throughout the year that were key for me and able to pay off down the stretch. Im at a point now where I feel great, mechanics feel great, body feels great. Im actually feeling at my strongest now. So Im excited.The Blue Jays had the scoring advantage over the Orioles head-to-head this season, 97-81, and they went 6-4 vs. Baltimore at home. Toronto also had a 29-28 edge in home runs.The winner goes to Texas to play the AL West champion Rangers in a best-of-five Division Series beginning Thursday.The Blue Jays won their two regular-season games in October after going 11-16 in September. They have averaged an AL-worst 3.69 runs per game in their 29 games in September-October.Because both teams did not clinch their wild-card spots until the final game of the season, the term battle-tested is being uttered by each side.It wasnt easy, but you know, maybe this is a better way to head into the playoffs -- battle-tested, Gibbons said.Orioles catcher Matt Wieters said the same about his own team: This team is battle-tested. Were ready for whatever gets thrown at us. Jim Wilks Jersey . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. 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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Idle for most of the past five seasons, backup quarterback Matt Moore came through on the final series Sunday for the Miami Dolphins.And his work is just beginning.With Ryan Tannehill sidelined by a knee injury that will likely end his season, the Dolphins turned to Moore, who directed the drive that led to a field goal on the final play to beat the Arizona Cardinals 26-23.On Saturday at the New York Jets, Moore will likely make his first start since 2011, the year before Tannehill was drafted. And the Dolphins (8-5) will be in the thick of the race for their first playoff berth in eight years.The Cardinals (5-7-1) are almost certain to spend the postseason at home after another ugly road loss.Here are things to know about both teams:SUPER SUB: Moore made 12 starts for the Dolphins in 2011, but has thrown only 35 passes since then, with Tannehill starting every game the past five years.Thats about to change. Tannehill limped off with a left knee injury in the third quarter after he was hit around the legs by defensive tackle Calais Campbell, and the Dolphins fear their quarterback tore his ACL. Hell undergo further testing Monday.Miami failed to pick up a first down in Moores first three series, but he threw completions of 12 and 29 yards to Kenny Stills in the last minute to set up Andrew Franks game-winning 21-yard field goal.When Matt came in, he brought energy and enthusiasm, tackle JaWuan James said. Hes a leader. Were confident in Matt.PLAYOFF RACE: Miami pulled into a tie with Denver in the race for the final AFC wild-card spot. The Broncos lost to Tennessee 13-10.The Dolphins finish the regular season with games against their three AFC East rivals.You talk about where were at as a team, you cant ask for much more, Moore said. The ball is in our court.Arizona, 1-5 in away games, will try to bounce backk against New Orleans at home Sunday.dddddddddddd.This was pretty much a playoff game for us, and we knew we needed the W real bad, Campbell said.RUNNING DOWN THE CLOCK: With 10 seconds left, the Dolphins narrowly averted disaster while running one final play before the field goal.Moore briefly bobbled the snap and a teammate stepped on his foot, which caused a sloppy handoff to Darien Williams.Several seconds ticked off while Williams became entangled in a scrum, and there was only a second remaining when the Dolphins managed to call time out.Not the way you wanted that series to end, Moore said.I thought it was very questionable whether that second was on that clock, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said. Thank God the home teams do not run the clock, the NFL does, or youd really have a (controversy).PIVOTAL PLAY: After the Cardinals scored a touchdown to cut their deficit to 21-15, Jordan Phillips blocked Chandler Catanzaros extra-point kick, and Walt Aikens scooped up the ball and scored .I saw the ball, picked it up and the rest was history, Aikens said. I was tired. Its a long run for 2 points.The three-point swing turned out to be the difference in the game.CONTAINED: The Cardinals David Johnson came into the game leading the NFL with 15 touchdowns, but was kept out of the end zone. He rushed for 80 yards and caught passes for 41.Defenses are keying in on me a little bit more -- double-teaming me, putting their safety or DB on me, Johnson said. So I really do have to focus more on attention to detail.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. 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