THE SCENARIO

With two games left in the season, the Yankees need to win their final two games and the Red Sox need to lose their final two for the Bombers to tie the Bosox for the AL East top spot. If that happens, the Yankees and Sox would play a onegame playoff in the Bronx on Monday, as the Yankees beat the Red Sox in the season series (11-8). The winner of that game takes the AL East, while the loser would host the Twins on Tuesday in the wild-card game. The winner of that game would advance to the division series.