Meanwhile over in the 'merican league

[Gwreck]

Los Angeles (AL) also clinched today.

[Valadius]

Toronto currently leading the MFYs 4-1 heading into the 9th.

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx lose to the jays and get rid of the annoying 1/2 game thing they've had with Boston for so long.
They thought they were catching a break when they came to the stadium today to discover that AJ Burnett was called away for some family thing and they were facing Jesse Litsch instead -- but Litsch skunked them on 4 hits.

So with 6 games to play:
Boston 92 - 64 they host Oakland & Minnesota
NYY 90 - 66 games at Balt & Tampa

Yanx hold the tie-breaker so Boston will have to win the division as a tie makes them the WC just like in 2005

Tiggers sit 5 games back of Yanx at 85 - 71


In the race for league's best record:
Native Americans - 63 losses, 6 to play
Angels - 64 losses, 6 to play
BoSox - 64 losses, 6 to play
Yanx - 66 losses, 6 to play

[Frayed Knot]

BoSox beat Oakland - lead East by 3

Yanx jump out to a 5-0 lead ... then lose 7-6 in 10 on a HR by ex-NYY farmhand Dioneer Navarro

Cleveland wins in 12 at Seattle

Angles lose to Texas

Tigers stay alive one more day


Indians - 63 losses, 6 to play
BoSox - 64 losses - 5 to play
Angels - 66 losses - 4 to play
Yanx - 67 losses, 5 to play, tragic number = 3 for division
Tiggers - tragic number = 1 for WC

[Frayed Knot]

The team that insisted for years that celebrating merely clinching the playoffs was beneath them and that only a division championship was worthy of such stuff looked like they were celebrating rather hard last night, complete with champagne and the requisite amount of Torre tears.


- Cleveland split a "home & home" DH (both were played in Seattle but the Indians batted last as the "home" team in game 1 as that game was the final make-up from that set that was snowed out the first week of the season)
94 - 64 (4 remaining)

Anaheim got their clock cleaned by Texas for the 2nd night in a row: 92 - 67 (3 remain)

Boston won big v Oakland: 94 - 64 (4 remain) - Magic number for division = 2


The First Round is all but set in cement:
Yanx @ Cleveland
Sox vs Angels - most likely starting in Boston

So the last question to be settled is one for best overall record which will allow that team to choose the 'more off days - vs - fewer off days' format for round 1 (if you think such stuff matters) and then determine who gets the home-field advantage in certain round 2 match-ups.

Yanx: 91 - 67

[Frayed Knot]

Es-Mets stick it to Yanx, Clinch East for Boston

Jay Payton's 3-run triple off Mariano Rivera tied the game in the 9th, then Mel Mora's 2-out, bases-loaded bunt single wins it in the 10th.



1st round is set: Yanx @ Cleveland; Boston hosts Anaheim
Best overall record (and choice of skeds) still up in the air. BoSox & Indians tied, Boston holds tie-breaker.