30 September 2005
- Major League Baseball playoff races
- American League
- Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3
- The Red Sox and Yankees are now tied for the AL East lead.
- Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (13 innings)
- The White Sox clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Indians are now one game behind the Red Sox and Yankees for the AL Wild Card.
- Clinched: Chicago White Sox (AL Central), Los Angeles Angels (AL West).
- The White Sox clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Indians are now one game behind the Red Sox and Yankees for the AL Wild Card.
- Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3
- National League Wild Card:
- Philadelphia Phillies 4, Washington Nationals 3
- Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3
- The wild card gap now stands at one game between the Phillies and the Astros. A combination of two Astros wins and/or Phillies losses will clinch the Wild Card for Houston.
- All three NL Divisions have been clinched: Atlanta Braves (East), St. Louis Cardinals (Central) and San Diego Padres (West).
- The wild card gap now stands at one game between the Phillies and the Astros. A combination of two Astros wins and/or Phillies losses will clinch the Wild Card for Houston.
- American League
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