Update on the latest sports
APMLB-SCHEDULE
AL wild cards to be decided
WASHINGTON (AP) — Red Sox ace Chris Sale takes the mound in Washington with a chance to pitch Boston into the postseason. A win would ensure the Red Sox host Tuesday’s AL wild-card game — they own a tiebreaker with the Yankees after winning the season series 10-9 — but Boston is still assured at least a tiebreaker game Monday with a loss to the last-place Nationals.
In other games that will help determine the wild card teams:
— Aaron Judge and the Yankees are tied with Boston for the top AL wild card and can also clinch a spot by beating 100-win Tampa Bay. If the Yankees win and the Red Sox lose, the wild-card game would come to the Bronx on Tuesday. New York is also assured at least another game Monday if it loses.
— The Blue Jays and Mariners each need to win and get help. Toronto is a game behind Boston and New York entering its finale against Baltimore and can force a tiebreaker game Monday with a win over the O’s and a loss by either the Red Sox or Yankees. Seattle is also a game back as the Mariners take on the Los Angeles Angels.
Any two-way tie for the second wild card would be settled by a one-game tiebreaker Monday. A three- or four-way tie gets more complicated.
MLB-INDIANS
Cleveland Indians play for the last time with that name
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cleveland plays for the last time as the Indians, the team’s name since 1915 when Shoeless Joe Jackson roamed their outfield.
The club will be called the Guardians next season. The team announced the name change earlier this year in the wake of a nationwide reckoning over racist names and symbols.
José Ramírez and his teammates will play at Texas in the regular-season finale.
NFL-SCHEDULE
Brady to meet former team
UNDATED (AP) — Long before Tom Brady takes the field tonight to face his former team, the New England Patriots, the NFL is getting started with four winless teams in action.
The early Sunday schedule also includes Carolina, at 3-and-0, trying to stay unbeaten at high-scoring Dallas.
The four winless teams — Detroit, Indianapolis, the New York Giants and the New York Jets — are trying to avoid joining Jacksonville at 0-and-4. The Jaguars lost 24-21 at Cincinnati on Thursday night.
The Lions play at Chicago. The Colts are at Miami. The Giants are at New Orleans. And the Jets host Tennessee.
