The Yankees clinched the top wildcard spot in the American League. They will host the Athletics for Wednesday’s Wildcard Game.
E: Red Sox (1)
C: Indians (3)
W: Astros (2)
WC1: Yankees (4)
WC2: Athletics (5)
The first of the two divisional tiebreakers on Monday was in Chicago with the Brewers taking on the Cubs. This was easily the more exciting game of the day, with both starting pitchers — Jhoulys Chacin for Milwaukee and Jose Quintana for the Cubs — pitching well then handing off for strong bullpen performances. The game was tied at one heading into the eighth, but Lorenzo Cain and Ryan Braun both came up with big hits as the Brewers went up by two before handing things off to Josh Hader. The…
