The fight for the title of the East Division of the National League is more alive than ever. After the closure of the series between New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, which left those of the Big Apple as winners, the difference in the table is almost minimal.
In the first place is the Canadian team, which with 82 wins and 61 losses, averaging .573, has commanded the area for quite some time. The fact of having survived the series against its greatest persecutors can be a good indication for the title.
Meanwhile, second place is occupied by Bronx bombers, with 80 wins and 63 losses, for an average .559. The hope of the New York was to be at a minimum distance after the series against Toronto, But it was not so, so they must play with an eye on tiles.
In the third place the Boston Red Sox appear, which can still aspire to the title thanks to their calendar. They currently register 80 victories, 65 losses and an average of .552.
Two key series are coming that, without a doubt, could define the title. The first will begin next Friday 12 and will end on Sunday, September 14, when Yankees and Red Sox face Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts.
Subsequently, at the Rogers Center de Toronto, Canada, Rojas and Tiles will play between Tuesday 23 and Thursday, September 25, the penultimate series of the regular season, which probably sentence the division champion.
With these clashes on the table, the division would not be in dispute only between two teams, but between three. The Red Sox depend on themselves, since if they win all their games against Balejos and Yankees they could be crowned without needing other results.
For their part, those of the Big Apple face a challenge beyond the title. They must be measured to very complicated rivals: they currently dispute their series against Detroit Tigers and then will have a hand in hand against the Red Sox. In addition, they come from facing Houston Astros and Blue Jays, which can generate accumulated fatigue.
Finally, those of Boston have the most demanding calendar, although like the tiles depend on themselves. With the two series in front of the teams ahead and a closure against the Tigers in Fenway Park, the panorama is difficult, but hopeful.
This season I could deliver one of the most striking disputes of the entire history in the big leagues.
