Red Sox Magic Number - September 26

Boston beat Oakland, 7-3.
New York lost in Tampa, 7-6 in 10 innings.

The Magic Number for the Red Sox to clinch their first AL East title in 12 years is THREE (3).

If Boston goes 3-2 (.600), they win the East
If Boston goes 2-3 (.400), Yankees need to go 5-0 (1.000) to win.
If Boston goes 1-4 (.200), Yankees need to go 4-1 (.800) to win.
If Boston goes 0-5 (.000), Yankees need to go 3-2 (.600) to win.