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MLB playoffs

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MLB · Division Series

Cole and Rasmussen set for Yankees-Rays ALDS opener in Tampa Bay

Gerrit Cole faces Drew Rasmussen in Saturday's 6:30 p.m. Eastern opener. Aaron Judge is not on New York's ALDS roster as his right calf recovers.

  • New York Yankees
  • Tampa Bay Rays
  • Gerrit Cole

White Sox · Postseason

From 121 losses to October: the White Sox finish a historic turnaround

Chicago clinched a postseason berth with a 9-1 win in Kansas City, becoming the first MLB team to reach the playoffs after at least two straight 100-loss seasons. The division remains unsettled.

  • Chicago White Sox
  • MLB playoffs
  • AL Central

Yankees · AL East race

The Yankees have four games to keep the AL East alive. Two come today.

Tampa Bay needs one win in the four-game series to clinch the division. New York is already in the postseason, but its only route to the AL East title begins with a split doubleheader in the Bronx.

  • New York Yankees
  • Tampa Bay Rays
  • AL East

MLB · Postseason race

Six teams are in. The last week still has four real races.

Boston joined the postseason field and Atlanta won the NL East on Sunday. The Yankees are safely in, but their likely October opponent and the remaining division races are not settled.

  • MLB playoffs
  • New York Yankees
  • Boston Red Sox