Yankees vs. Red Sox
It doesn’t seem that long since Boston won the World Series, but the end of the baseball season is again upon us. In the divisional championships last season (a.k.a. the semi-finals), the Red Sox came back from 0-3 against the Yankees to win the series 4-3 on 20 October 2004, the day of our visa-equipped arrival back in the US.
At the end of this year’s regular season, they face each other again for the final three games, before which, New York topped the American League East with a 94-65 record with Boston a game behind on 93-66.
Last night, Boston won the first of the three games 5-3 to form a tie at the top. The next two games (today at 13.15 EDT and tomorrow at 14.05 EDT) will decide who will progress as of right. I believe that winning a game apiece will set up a play-off game to determine the victors – run difference is not a factor.
Whoever ends up in second place will need to have a better record than Cleveland (currently 93-67) in the American League Central to secure the wildcard spot. Should be a fascinating end to the regular season.
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