31.   The Hurricanes ended up missing out on a postseason berth by one game.

32.   The game was a total reversal of the first two in the series, when the Yankees scored early and often and won both to clinch a postseason berth.

33.   This team, players said, remains focused on earning a postseason berth and winning a bowl game.

34.   Thursday night both asserted themselves in their own way, guiding the Red Sox to their third postseason berth this decade.

35.   Verbryke was solid last season for a CSUN team just missing a postseason berth.

36.   With postseason berths at stake, neither team can afford to lose, which only raises the intensity of this matchup.

37.   A Milwaukee win would clinch a postseason berth for the Bucks.

38.   Another postseason berth meant only another fast exit for the Houston Astros.

39.   Boston has already clinched a postseason berth.

40.   Buffalo earned a postseason berth with a clutch victory over Kansas City.