After 13 long years of ruling the postseason, the New York Yankees are out for the count. During Tuesday’s game, the striped team ended their postseason run when the Red Sox beat the Indians 5-4. This will be the first time since 2000 that a team has the opportunity to win the World Series two years in a row (ironically, the 2000 team to do so was the Yankees). With the win on Tuesday, the Red Sox solidified their fifth postseason berth in the past six years as they try to beat out the former repeat champions. “It feels great,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona told mlb.com. “It’s probably a little different each time, different emotions, but it certainly doesn’t become less enjoyable or less satisfying, and it’s nice to know that we have more baseball to play. We’ll see how the week unfolds and keep everybody healthy, feeling good, and try to win, and see what happens.”
The Boston team still has a few games left during regular season, which would allow them to contend for the regular American League East title, however their most likely entry into the postseason will be via the Wild Card entry. Entering in this status would make the team play against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim that would start October 1. Keep yourself updated on all the action by purchasing a pair of Red Sox tickets before the regular season ends and the postseason begins!
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