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Despite being an eligible free agent by the end of the month, teams interested in possibly trading for Mike Aviles can just forget about it.
July 1 featured a number of exciting games for MLB fans. Here's a rundown of the scores, so far.
Cleveland will start 23-year-old rookie Danny Salazar in Wednesday night's winner-takes-all American League Wild Card game against the Tampa Bay Rays; Salazar will duel with Rays' pitcher Alex Cobb, who is 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA for the month of September
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers 5-2 in the American League tiebreaker game; pitcher David Price pitched his fourth complete game of the season and Evan Longoria going 3-for-4 to advance the Rays into the American League Wild-card game against the Cleveland Indians
Also, the Cleveland Indians clinch the top wild-card berth and will host the winner of Monday night's Texas Rangers-Tampa Bay Rays one-game tiebreaker game, after both teams ended the season tied for the last playoff spot.
The Detroit Tigers won their third consecutive American League Central division title after defeating the Minnesota Twins 1-0 Wednesday night, on the strength of Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer's commanding eight-inning performance, striking out ten batters.
The New York Yankees were officially eliminated from the American League (AL) Wild-card chase, marking the first time since since 2008 and the the second time in 19 years the Yankees miss the postseason. The Kansas City Royal were also eliminated Wednesday night, losing 6-0 to the Seattle Mariners.
Tampa Bay Rays, who currently hold the first American League Wild Card spot, continue to add to the Texas Rangers' woes over the weekend, while Cleveland Indians sweep the Houston Astros to stave off the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees for the second wild-card spot
The Tampa Bay Rays take the top spot in the AL Wild Card standings after beating the Texas Rangers Monday night while the Kansas City Royals continue gaining ground beating Cleveland 7-1.
Also, the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays continue to struggle as the American League wild-card race heats up.
Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez is suddenly in boiling water as investigation is underway to determine his involvement on drugs confiscated at his residence in Rocky River, Ohio.
With Spring Training looming closer, the Cleveland Indians struck a major coup for themselves.
