The Red Sox are getting closer to the East Crown of AL

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A day after becoming the first team to win a playoff spot, the Boston Red Sox took a new step on Wednesday. For the first time since 1946, the Red Sox have won 100 victories thanks to their 1-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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The last Red Sox win was led by pitcher David Price. The left-handed veteran shot seven scoreless innings, allowing only three hits by eliminating seven. The win was Price's 15th of the season after scoring just six points in a frustrating campaign in 2017. He was particularly good since the All-Star break, allowing only 10 earned runs on 65 2/3 innings.

Combined with the New York Yankees' 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins, the Red Sox moved closer to two stages of an AL East title. They have a strong lead of 10 league games with 16 games to play.

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The state of MLB playoff races

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "• AL West: The Houston Astros took care of business in Detroit, sweeping the Tigers with a 5-4 win. The Oakland Athletics is not going away though. They maintained the pressure by dismantling the Baltimore Orioles 10-0. A's remain three games in the standings. "Data-reactid =" 33 ">• AL West: The Houston Astros took care of business in Detroit, sweeping the Tigers with a 5-4 win. The Oakland Athletics is not going away though. They maintained the pressure by dismantling the Baltimore Orioles 10-0. A's remain three games in the standings.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "• AL Wild Card: The sixth consecutive victory of the A, associated with the second consecutive loss of the Yankees, places the A to 1 of the best results. The A's lead for second place remains of 8.5 games on the Tampa Bay Rays. "Data-reactid =" 34 ">• AL Wild Card: The sixth consecutive victory of the A, associated with the second consecutive loss of the Yankees, places the A to 1 of the best results. The A's lead for second place remains of 8.5 games on the Tampa Bay Rays.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "• NL East: The Philadelphia Phillies must have a critical time. They lost five straight games after falling 5-1 against the Washington Nationals. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves dominated the San Francisco Giants 2-1 to win the three-game series and win five straight wins. That extends Atlanta's lead to 7.5 games. The Nationals have eight defeats. "Data-reactid =" 35 ">• NL East: The Philadelphia Phillies must have a critical time. They lost five straight games after falling 5-1 against the Washington Nationals. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves dominated the San Francisco Giants 2-1 to win the three-game series and win five straight wins. That extends Atlanta's lead to 7.5 games. The nationals are eight years old.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "• NL Central: The tireless Milwaukee Brewers won a critical series against the Chicago Cubs, winning the 5-1 match against Curtis Granderson's hat-trick. The Brewers are now at a Chicago match in the standings. The Cardinals have remained 3.5 matches after losing 4-3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. "Data-reactid =" 36 ">• NL Central: The tireless Milwaukee Brewers won a critical series against the Chicago Cubs, winning the 5-1 match against Curtis Granderson's hat-trick. The Brewers are now at a Chicago match in the standings. The Cardinals remained 3.5 games after losing 4-3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "• NL West: The Colorado Rockies are still looking good thanks to D.J. The spectacular running of Lemahieu. The Rockies 5-4 against the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their 1.5 game lead in the Los Angeles Dodgers division. The Dodgers avoided a sweep of the playoffs by the Reds to keep pace. Arizona drops to 3.5. "Data-reactid =" 37 ">• NL West: The Colorado Rockies are still looking good thanks to D.J. The spectacular running of Lemahieu. The Rockies 5-4 against the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their 1.5 game lead in the Los Angeles Dodgers division. The Dodgers avoided a sweep of the playoffs by the Reds to keep pace. Arizona falls to 3.5.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – smt Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "• NL Wild Card: The Brewers make 2.5 games on the Cardinals for first place in the wild card. The Cardinals lost ground against the Dodgers for second place. Los Angeles is now two games behind. "Data-reactid =" 38 ">• NL Wild Card: The Brewers make 2.5 games on the Cardinals for first place in the wild card. The Cardinals lost ground against the Dodgers for second place. Los Angeles is now two games back.

Magic Number Watch

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If the playoffs started tomorrow

Wild card games: A at Yankees; Cardinals at Brewers

ALDS: Indians vs. Astros; Winner of the Wild Card against Red Sox

NLDS: Rockies vs. Braves; Winner of Wild Card against Cubs

Watch the elimination

The Angels of Los Angeles are the next team to deal with the elimination. Their number of elimination is one in the AL Wild Card race. A's next win or loss of Angels will officially end the Angels season. Next come the Twins and Mets with elimination numbers of three and four respectively.

The Orioles, Royals, White Sox, Tigers, Blue Jays, Rangers, Padres, Reds and Marlins have already been eliminated.

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