The first elimination...

...came in August. With the Red Sox winning and the Orioles losing last night, the Baltimore Orioles are the first Major League team to be mathematically eliminated from a 2011 division race.

The Red Sox magic number to clinch a playoff berth is 19 vs. Tampa. (17 vs. LAA).

The Red Sox magic number to win the east is 27 vs. the Yankees.

New York's magic number to win the east is 30 vs. the Red Sox.