Yankees 87-74
Rangers 87-74
Astros 86-75
Angels 85-76
Yankees win ... they host Wild Card game, regardless
Rangers win ... they win AL West, regardless
Astros win ... they earn wild card spot, regardless
If Astros and Angels tie: Los Angeles at Houston, Monday.
Houston would host the tiebreaker by virtue of 10-9 series win.
If Yankees and Astros tie: New York at Houston (in AL wild-card game), Tuesday.
This scenario comes into play if the Yankees and Astros finish with 87 wins AND the Rangers win at least once more to claim the AL West title.
In this case, Houston would host New York in the wild-card game because of the Astros' 4-3 head-to-head matchup advantage over the Yankees.
If Rangers and Astros tie, and Yankees also finish with same record:Houston at Texas, Monday. Winner to ALDS; loser to AL wild-card game.
In the event that these three teams all finish with 87 wins, Texas would host Houston in a tiebreaker to determine the AL West champion. The loser of that game would play the Yankees in the wild-card game with the location of that matchup determined by regular-season head-to-head record:
• If Texas wins AL West tiebreaker: Rangers advance to ALDS. Astros host Yankees in wild-card game because of 5-2 head-to-head record against New York this season.
• If Houston wins AL West tiebreaker: Astros advance to ALDS. Rangers host Yankees in wild-card game because of 4-3 head-to-head record against New York this season.
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