The American League pennant races were kind of a drag this year. The AL East and Central divisions were basically wrapped up for the Red Sox and Indians early on and both teams coasted to their division titles. Yes, I know the Yankees won 100 games, but they never really got close enough to make it exciting.
The AL West and Wild Card races had some uncertainty in the sense that you weren’t sure if the west would go to the Astros or A’s, and there was a chance for the Yankees to fall out of the top WC spot.