TORONTO — The Athletics have been a significant thorn within the Purple Sox’s facet final week, taking two of three at Fenway Park to place Boston in an especially uncomfortable place main into the ultimate week of the common season.
However late Tuesday night time, the A’s made it as much as the Purple Sox in a giant means.
The Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-1 of their sequence opener, dropping the Astros two video games behind the Purple Sox with 5 video games to play.
As a result of the Purple Sox additionally maintain the tiebreaker, the Astros would really need to make up three video games to leap Boston within the standings.
That being the case, Boston’s magic quantity to clinch a playoff berth is now three. If all breaks their means the Purple Sox may doubtlessly clinch a playoff spot as quickly as Thursday.
Fangraphs now lists Boston’s playoff odds as 95.9%.
If the season ended at this time the Purple Sox would maintain the second American League Wild Card spot and would face the New York Yankees within the Bronx within the AL Wild Card spherical. The Yankees formally clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night time however are just one sport again of the Toronto Blue Jays within the AL East race.
The Blue Jays have been the primary AL crew to punch their ticket to the postseason, and the Seattle Mariners additionally clinched a playoff spot on Tuesday. Their magic quantity to win their first AL West title since 2001 is one.
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American League: 1. Toronto Blue Jays 90-67 (z), 2. Seattle Mariners 88-69 (z), 3. Cleveland Guardians 85-72, 4. New York Yankees 89-68 (z), 5. Boston Purple Sox 86-71, 6. Detroit Tigers 85-72 … Houston Astros 84-73
Nationwide League: 1. Milwaukee Brewers 95-63 (x), 2. Philadelphia Phillies 92-65 (x), 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 88-69 (z), 4. Chicago Cubs 88-69 (z), 5. San Diego Padres 87-71 (z), 6. New York Mets 81-76 … Cincinnati Reds 80-77, Arizona Diamondbacks 80-77, St. Louis Cardinals 78-80, Miami Marlins 77-80, San Francisco Giants 77-81
(x) clinched division; (z) clinched playoff berth
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