American League Update

There are five games remaining in “reg” baseball 2026 and the (78-79) Houston Astros, with the same record but with the tiebreaker, as the Texas Rangers, are battling for the A.L. West less than one eighth crown, which comes with an ‘offs spot and all potential 3 games, in a best of three 12/8 ‘off.

Elsewhere, it appears to be a “safety net” race for the A.L. Central, as it seems Cleveland currently with a one game better record than the White Sox, but Chi has the tiebreaker, and the South Side “Chi” team will be in the ‘offs, one almost certainly as the “2” the other likely the “6.”

Today ought to be about the Tampa Bay Rays who clinched the A.L. one seed and have a 6 game better record than the next best such, the Yankees, who will be the A.L. “4” and likely, but now not all that certainly, “best of 3” vs Boston, for a second straight season.