Math on who Boston is playing

[craig r]

Just seeing if my math is right: Unless Minnesota wins all 3 against CLE, then Bos will play the winner of the west. This is correct, right? Because OAK and ANA have better head to head against MIN.

[B00T]

The Yankees play whoever has a worse record between the Minnesota Twins and the AL West winner.

Boston plays whoever has the better record.

[NoChance]

If either OAK or ANA sweeps the series then it doesn't matter because both win the tie breaker and all three currently have the same record.

If there isn't a sweep then Minnesota will have to win it's 3 remaining games to beat out whichever of the other two teams wins 2 games.

Your math is correct provided neither OAK or ANA sweep that series.

[Dynasty]

I've read this elswhere too. The Sox will play the AL West winner unless Minnesota sweeps their series this weekend and the Oakland-Anaheim series goes 2-1.