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Postseason Scenarios

Published: October 3, 2012 Comment on this article

Baseball's postseason scenarios with one day left in the regular season:

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All five American League playoff teams have been decided. New York, Baltimore, Detroit, Texas and Oakland are in. The Tigers have won the AL Central, but the other two division titles are still up for grabs.

photo - New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson, left, celebrates with Raul Ibanez after scoring on Ibanez's ninth-inning, two-run home run during their baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The Yankees won 4-3 in the 12th inning. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson, left, celebrates with Raul Ibanez after scoring on Ibanez's ninth-inning, two-run home run during their baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The Yankees won 4-3 in the 12th inning. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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All five National League playoff spots have been claimed, and all three division races are over. Washington (NL East), Cincinnati (NL Central) and San Francisco (NL West) are the division champions. Atlanta will host St. Louis in the wild-card game Friday.

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AL EAST

Raul Ibanez rallied the Yankees past Boston 4-3 in 12 innings Tuesday night to maintain New York's one-game lead over the Orioles, who won 1-0 at Tampa Bay. If the Yankees lose Wednesday night and the Orioles win, they would play a tiebreaker for the division crown Thursday in Baltimore. The loser would then play in the wild-card game Friday against the loser of Wednesday's regular-season finale between Oakland and Texas.

AL CENTRAL

Detroit has won its second straight division crown and will open the postseason at home Saturday.

AL WEST

The Rangers and Athletics are tied for first place going into their one-game showdown for the division title Wednesday afternoon in Oakland. The loser settles for a wild card.

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