Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Astros, Rays fall in extra innings

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesThe AL East-clinching win Tuesday pretty much locked the Yankees into their spot in the playoff bracket. Thanks to results last night, mathematically, there’s still a chance that they could finish ahead of the Astros for the No. 1 seed in the AL, but realistically, that’s not feasible. The Astros just need one win or a Yankees’ loss to cinch that up, putting the percentage chance the Yankees pull that off at less than one percent, and featuring a lot of decimal places.

We say all that to say this: there doesn’t really need to be any more scoreboard watching in order to keep an eye on the standings. At this point, it’s about seeing who else gets in, at what…