Clearly, I sold the Tampa Bay Rays short on a couple of counts in yesterday's post about the final week of the AL East race. They picked up another game on the Red Sox last night and could all but lock up their first-ever division title with a sweep of the doubleheader that starts at 5:05 today at Oriole Park.

Things look pretty good regardless, since they end the season in Detroit while the Red Sox end with a weekend series against the Yankees. They even get an additional break because Gary Sheffield did not appeal his four-game suspension for that brawl with the Indians and won't be available for Thursday's game at Comerica Field.

My math was a little off yesterday because I didn't take into account that the Rays would win the tiebreaker for the division title if they end with the same record as the Red Sox. Their magic number is four, so they could clinch tomorrow if they sweep tonight and the Sox lose one of the remaining two games against the Indians at Fenway Park. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

It isn't easy being the most interesting blogger in the world. I don't often make mistakes, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis. Makes me feel better.