Heading into the season's last three games, the National League is relatively a drama-free zone. The Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants have already clinched their divisions and the Atlanta Braves are a longshot to force a NL East tiebreaker with the Washington Nationals. The St. Louis Cardinals, meanwhile, own a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers for the last wild card spot. There's potential for craziness on the Senior Circuit, sure, but not as much as exists in the American League. Heading into Monday's contests, eight teams are still jockeying for position with only the Orioles, Yankees and Rangers definitely in the playoffs (though none of the three have clinched a division title just yet). Here's a handy-dandy guide to the possible scenarios that could unfold in the American League the next few days. Detroit Tigers • Clinch the AL Central with a win or Chicago loss. Chicago White Sox • Clinch the AL Central with a sweep of Cleveland and a Kansas City sweep of Detroit, plus a win over the Tigers in Thursday's tiebreaker. Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees • Clinch the AL East with any combination of four victories and losses by the other...
A guide to the AL playoff possibilities
Published September 30, 2012 at 10:35 PM
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