winner since yaz. front page of the detroit news, they re in! tigers capture the division title in back-to-back seasons for the first time in more than 80 years. despite being in first place for 104 days this season, the white sox are now out of the playoff picture altogether. washington nationals also clinched the division title last night, the first for the franchise since 1981 when they were the montreal expos. also the first pennant for a baseball team in washington since 1933. the nationals still battling the reds for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. yankees have already punched their ticket to the postseason, but they re fighting the orioles for that a.l. east title so they don t have to slip into the wild card. they entered last night s game against the red sox tied with the orioles for the division lead. bottom of the second, this thing got ugly. robinson cano, that s a bomb. 446 feet off the face of the restaurant in center field. the yankees up 1-0. same