51.   The traditional American League doormats and also-rans have become, at long last, division champions.

52.   The Texas Rangers, who also lost Friday night, will play their first playoff game in franchise history next week as the division champions.

53.   The three division champions and the second-place team with the best won-lost record in each league will have a chance to reach the World Series.

54.   The winner will probably be division champion.

55.   The winner will probably be the division champion.

56.   They are going to repeat as division champions with a record eminently worthy of such a distinction.

57.   They could end the season with a better record than two division champions.

58.   They need to make up three games on San Diego with six to play to repeat as division champions.

59.   They are division champions, and they are two home playoff victories away from the Super Bowl.

60.   They are the West division champions and will play either Mississippi State, LSU or Auburn from the East division.