Overview

• New York secured a postseason berth on José Caballero’s walk-off single after Anthony Volpe tied the game on a ninth-inning wild pitch against the White Sox.
• Cleveland beat Detroit 5-2 to clinch the season-series tiebreaker and move atop the AL Central with identical records to the Tigers.
• Toronto holds the head-to-head edge over New York, so the Yankees must finish ahead of the Blue Jays to win the AL East.
• Tarik Skubal took the loss in Detroit’s key matchup, intensifying pressure on the Tigers as they try to halt a slide from a 14+ game division lead that no team has ever blown.
• Six clubs have already clinched (Cubs, Dodgers, Brewers, Phillies, Padres, Blue Jays) while seeding and several AL berths remain open, with Cleveland’s surge driven by dominant pitching and contributions from José Ramírez and Steven Kwan.