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The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays are currently tied for first place in the AL East. Who has the tiebreaker?
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The Yankees and Blue Jays have the same record
The Yankees and Blue Jays have the same record and are both in contention for the playoffs. The question is, who has the tiebreaker?
The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. The Yankees and Blue Jays played each other seven times this season, with the Yankees winning four games and the Blue Jays winning three. That means that the Yankees have the first tiebreaker.
The second tiebreaker is division record. The Yankees are currently in first place in the AL East, while the Blue Jays are in second place. That means that the Yankees have a better division record than the Blue Jays and would win the second tiebreaker as well.
The third tiebreaker is records against teams in playoff contention. The Yankees have a better record against teams in playoff contention than the Blue Jays, so they would win this tiebreaker as well.
So, if the Yankees and Blue Jays finish with the same record, the Yankees would win the tiebreaker and would go to the playoffs.
They have played each other the same amount of times
They have played each other the same amount of times
They are in the same division
The Yankees and the Blue Jays are in the same division, which means that they play each other 19 times in the regular season. The team with the best record in head-to-head games between the two teams is said to have the tiebreaker.
They have the same head-to-head record
The Yankees and the Blue Jays both have a 13-7 head-to-head record this season. If they are tied for the Wild Card spot at the end of the season, who has the tiebreaker?
The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. The Yankees and Blue Jays both have a 13-7 head-to-head record this season, so they would go to the second tiebreaker.
The second tiebreaker is divisional record. The Yankees are 40-28 in divisional games, while the Blue Jays are 39-29. So, if they finished tied for the Wild Card spot, the Yankees would get it because they have a better divisional record.
They have the same run differential
The Yankees and Blue Jays have the same run differential, so they would use a different tiebreaker. In this case, it would be head-to-head record. The Yankees have a better head-to-head record against the Blue Jays, so they would win the tiebreaker.
