Blue Jays, tops in American League, clinch playoff berth
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Where the Red Sox sit in a wild American League playoff race entering final week of regular season
The final week of the regular season is going to be madness, as the Boston Red Sox and a slew of other teams look to secure a spot in a crowded American League playoff field.
If New York does win the American League East, they'll most-likely hold the top spot in the AL for the postseason. The Seattle Mariners are 86-69 and at the top of the AL West and the Detroit Tigers are 85-70 and at the top of the AL Central, although the Cleveland Guardians are just a game back in a tight race.
The season’s first two months passed without Giancarlo Stanton logging so much as a single plate appearance, elbow pain leaving the slugger unable to swing a bat without issue. The Yankees kept the lights on for him,
The Yankees will take the field on Tuesday night in Minnesota with a five-game deficit behind Toronto in the AL East. With the Blue Jays holding the tiebreaker over the Yankees, that number is actually six games.
The Boston Red Sox have been slipping in the standings as of late. Their once sizable lead in the American League Wild Card has dwindled. They have fallen more than six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East, and even trail the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees lost to the Minnesota Twins on Monday, making it much more difficult for them to win the American League East.
J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper each hit home runs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies clinched the National League East title with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.