The American League playoff picture is much clearer as we enter October with three of the four Wild Card Series having been settled.
AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays and their division rival New York Yankees will face off in the ALDS starting next Monday. The Rays swept the Toronto Blue Jays with a 8-2 victory at Tropicana Field while the Yankees bested the Cleveland Indians in a wild 10-9 game at Progressive Field. The Tribe's World Series drought will enter its 73rd year in 2021.
Meanwhile, despite their losing regular season record, the Houston Astros swept the Minnesota Twins in their AL Wild Card match up with a 3-1 victory at Target Field in Minneapolis. The Astros will face either their AL West rival Oakland A's or the Chicago White Sox in the other ALDS contest. The A's evened the AL Wild Card Series holding off the Chisox 5-3 heading off a 9th inning rally by the South Siders. The third and deciding game of that series will be played on Thursday afternoon in Oakland.
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