Final Day Drama: A's, Tigers, Cards win playoff races, Zimmermann's no-no, Jeter's farewell
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Sonny Gray pitched Oakland into baseball's last playoff spot, Detroit and St. Louis clinched division crowns and Jordan Zimmermann threw a no-hitter in a final-day drama made even more memorable by Derek Jeter's farewell.
Going into Sunday, not a single postseason matchup was certain. David Price and some pals across the majors quickly settled all of them.
Gray shut out Texas 4-0, helping the Athletics hold off Seattle for the second AL wild-card slot. The A's will open this year's postseason at Kansas City on Tuesday night, with Jon Lester facing the Royals' James Shields.
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On Wednesday night, Madison Bumgarner and San Francisco visit Edinson Volquez and Pittsburgh in the NL wild-card game.
The best-of-five AL division series puts the wild-card winner at the Los Angeles Angels and the Tigers at Baltimore. In the NL, the wild card plays at Washington and the Cardinals are at the Los Angeles Dodgers.