The Yankees (Mostly) Control Their Fate on Season’s Final Day
The New York Times
Wins by the Yankees and the Red Sox would give both teams wild-card spots in the playoffs. A loss by either team, or both, could extend the regular season.
The Yankees will play further into October after Sunday.
There was a time this summer, as the season teetered on the edge of bitter disappointment, that those words might have elicited great excitement for Yankees fans. But after an embarrassing loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday put the team back in a precarious position, the idea of playing one more game isn’t necessarily a good thing, not yet.
As recently as Friday afternoon the Yankees seemed poised to host a wild-card game on Tuesday. Now, they face the possibility of getting tangled up in a madcap, four-way tie for the two American League wild cards, which would need to be unraveled on Monday.
