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Originally Posted by WelshWitchPMD
But if they win tomorrow's game won't they be tied with the Skankees?
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they would be tied....But MLB didnt want to see a 3 way tie (Which could have happened if all 3 teams had finished with identical records) for the Wild Card between the Yanks, RedSox & Indians, So today's game was basically to see who would be the AL East champs.
The Red Sox are left with little options:
"Because of the Indians' loss, the defending World Series champions can do no worse than a tie for the AL wild card - news that got a medium-sized cheer when it was announced on the Fenway scoreboard.
If Boston loses on Sunday and Cleveland wins, they will meet at Fenway Park on Monday to decide the AL's last playoff berth. If Cleveland loses on Sunday, the Red Sox get the wild-card berth no matter what they do."
The Red Sox need the Indians to lose tomorrow, Simple as it gets....Or otherwise it makes their World Series win seem somewhat a fluke.