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What a spectacular final night of regular season baseball! The Rays started September 9 games behind Boston. Tonight started with Tampa Bay and Boston tied for the AL wildcard, facing a potential single playoff game Thursday night at Tropicana Field if they ended up still tied after tonight’s games.

But that game won’t be necessary. The Rays, down 7-0 in the 8th inning, tied the game with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th and then beat the Yankees 8-7 in the bottom of the 12th inning, just after midnight. Minutes before, after a lengthy rain delay in Baltimore, the Orioles came back to beat Boston, eliminating the Red Sox from the post-season. The Rays are the 2011 AL wildcard winners!

I loves me some October baseball. Go Rays, and bring on the Rangers!

The Indians’ season, however, is over. They finished second in the AL Central, but just shy of .500 and 15 games behind the Tigers. Oh well .. 190 days until Spring Training 2012!