Spotted in ESPN.com - MLB:

Alex Rodriguez homered twice and drove in an AL-record seven runs in a 10-run sixth to help the playoff-bound Yankees win 10-2 victory.

Let's hope that A-Rod, and the Yankees, carry that intensity and success into the playoffs. Here's the really amusing part of this to me - the Yankees get to decide when the Red Sox play, and they can put that call off until late Tuesday:

According to major league rules, the New York Yankees do not have to announce which postseason schedule they plan to choose until one hour after the AL Central race is decided. With the Yankees holding all the power, that means the Sox and Angels still could start on Wednesday on the West Coast, something they will not know until the Twins and Detroit Tigers conclude a one-game playoff on Tuesday in Minnesota.

Why Tuesday? Because the one day playoff between the Twins and Tigers won't be until Tuesday, because there's a football game in the Metrodome on Monday. So the one day playoff is a day late, and the Yankees get to screw withthe schedule :)

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