September 28, 2013

G162: Orioles 7, Red Sox 6

Red Sox - 220 100 001 - 6 13  0
Orioles - 000 052 00x - 7 10  1
The Red Sox finish the 2013 regular season with a 97-65 record.

Which means that (thanks to the first tiebreaker) Chris S is the W-L Contest winner!
Example
Allen Webster / Chris Tillman
Ellsbury, CF
Bogaerts, SS
Ortiz, DH
Napoli, 1B
Carp, LF
Middlebrooks, 3B
Saltalamacchia, C
McDonald, 2B
Berry, RF
While the Red Sox play their only meaningless game of the 2013 season - although a win will give them the best record in MLB - all eyes will be on three other games which will begin to determine who Boston will play on Friday at Fenway Park in ALDS 1.
Cleveland  91-70  at Twins, 2 PM
Rays       90-71  at Blue Jays, 1 PM
Rangers    90-71  vs Angels, 3 PM

CLE W, TBR W, TEX W - Monday Tiebreaker: Rays at Rangers
                      Wednesday WCG: Monday's Winner/Cleveland

CLE W, TBR W, TEX L - Wednesday WCG: Rays at Cleveland

CLE W, TBR L, TEX W - Wednesday WCG: Rangers at Cleveland

CLE W, TBR L, TEX L - Monday Tiebreaker: Rays at Rangers
                      Wednesday WCG: Monday's Winner/Cleveland

CLE L, TBR W, TEX L - Wednesday WCG: Cleveland at Rays

CLE L, TBR L, TEX W - Wednesday WCG: Rangers at Cleveland

CLE L, TBR L, TEX L - Monday Tiebreaker: Rays at Rangers
                      Wednesday WCG: Monday's Winner/Cleveland

CLE L, TBR W, TEX W - Monday Tiebreaker: Rays at Cleveland
                      Tuesday Tiebreaker: Monday's Loser/Rangers
                      Wednesday WCG: Monday's Winner/Tuesday's Winner
I hope all of that is correct!

2 comments:

Jere said...

"a win will give them the best record in MLB"

And a loss will mean NYY can finish no better than tied for third. Houston would have to come through, though, for them to finish alone in fourth.

I can't wait to see how this WC race shakes out today--I am rooting for the most possible games to be played, leaving us with a depleted opponent in the ALDS.

johngoldfine said...

Naturally I hope for everything, but I don't really care what happens next: they own the East! And that's good enough for me.

After a season of misery we only wish we could forget, they've given us an unforgettable season we can only marvel and wonder at. The rest, however it goes, is lagniappe.