AL WC Race 2021

[Frayed Knot]

6th inning scores of note:

Yanx down 2-1

Sox up 4-0

Jays up 3-0



Seattle starts later

[Frayed Knot]

8th inning scores:

Rays 2 - Yanx 1

Sox 4 - Nats 2

Jays 6 - Orioles 4 (was 6-0)

[Willets Point]

Red Sox win!

Yankees lose!

Blue Jays win!

Mariners in a scoreless game with the Angels.

[Frayed Knot]

And things just got a bit more interesting.



The Yanx rally in the 9th falls one run short

The Sox win, the Jays win, and the M's are pending

[Frayed Knot]

After giving up two in top 9, the Ysnx came back with two of their own but left the tying and winning runs on base.



So tonight's results make this weekend a whole lot more interesting.

[G-Fafif]

MFYs lose.

[Frayed Knot]

=G-Fafif post_id=79085 time=1633207330 user_id=55]MFYs lose.

[bmfc1]

NYY 91-70

BOS 91-70

TOR 90-71

SEA 89-71



Seattle plays tonight against LAA. If SEA wins you'll have 4 teams within one game (but if SEA loses they are eliminated).

NYY and BOS control "their destiny" but if they are tied BOS is home for the WC game (as noted earlier in the thread).



https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/01/mlb-wild-card-tiebreaker-scenarios/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/01/mlb-wild-card-tiebreaker-scenarios/

[Frayed Knot]

And the four-way tie remains a possibility!

[NYY loses, BOS loses, TOR wins, SEA wins Sat & Sun]

[Willets Point]

I'm rooting for the scenario where one team wins the first WC outright (as long as it's not the Yankees) and the other 3 teams tie for the second WC. That scenario looks even more chaotic than the all four teams tie scenario.

[G-Fafif]

M's win, tie the Jays at one game behind Red Sox and MFYs.

[bmfc1]

No pen is thrown:

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https://blogs.fangraphs.com/team-entropy-2021-six-ways-to-sunday/https://blogs.fangraphs.com/team-entropy-2021-six-ways-to-sunday/

[Frayed Knot]

That's former WFAN'er Dave Sims bringing it on the Seattle broadcast.

[bmfc1]

[Willets Point]

The Blue Jays have the highest run differential by far of the 4 teams and their expected wins should have them challenging the Rays for the divisional title right now, so it's probably wise to fear them.

[Edgy MD]

It's also got to be about who has the better pitcher available, I imagine.



Or maybe it's about the hassle of going through customs.



Or lastly, maybe the Yankees never have to worry about getting up for the Red Sox.

[Willets Point]

Frayed Knot wrote: Willets Point wrote: Despite the sweep this weekend, the Red Sox won the season series vs. the Yankees 10-9. I think that will make a difference that will see Boston ahead in the standings at the end of the season as they now play 6 games against bottom feeders Baltimore and Washington while the Yankees play contenders in Toronto and Tampa Bay. So is it safe to say that we can sum up your faith in Boston as more than a feeling?

As clear as the sun in the October sky!