The Boston Red Sox had an opportunity to clinch the American League East on Tuesday night in the Bronx, but the New York Yankees continued to play spoiler.
A night after New York came from behind to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays and cut Boston’s magic number to clinch the AL East to just one, the Yankees struck again with three home runs off Red Sox ace David Price to take home a 6-4 victory. That, combined with Toronto’s victory over the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers’ victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, means no champagne was popped in the Red Sox clubhouse.
Boston now trails the Rangers by a game for the best record in the AL. They still sit one win or Blue Jays loss away from clinching the division, though, and actually have clinched at least a tie atop the AL East.
By virtue of Boston’s loss, their playoff matchup now has changed (as it likely will multiple times over the remainder of the week).
Here’s an updated look at the MLB playoff picture, via MLB.com.
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