The red-hot revival of the Red Sox-Yankees benefits fans, MLB Network, Fox and ESPN, and the Astros and Indians.
All three games this weekend likely will be sold out, two will be nationally broadcast and Houston and Cleveland will be among the most interested bystanders, hoping the AL East race stays tight, stressful and the two combatants keep clobbering each other to the finish line.
The Astros and Indians are not exactly going to avoid the accelerator. Houston is trying to win back-to-back titles, Cleveland its first since 1948. But by the blessings of their divisions, the Astros and Indians essentially do not have to count down magic numbers or sweat a wild-card game like the Yankees and Red Sox.