As the Major League Baseball divisional and Wild Card races head into home stretch, here's a look at magic numbers to clinch spots plus the remaining schedules for all of the contenders through Tuesday, Sept. 4. games:
Standings: 1st in American League East, lead second-place Yankees by 8.5 games.
Magic number to clinch AL East: 15
Games remaining: 22 (15 home, 7 road)
Red Sox schedule
Sept. 5: at Atlanta Braves (1)
Sept. 7-9: vs. Houston Astros (3)
Sept. 11-13: vs. Toronto Blue Jays (3)
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