On Aug. 22, the Yankees moved into a three-way tie for the American League Wild Card, moving them firmly into the playoff picture. Shawn Chacon, who had never been involved in a pennant race before, was excited about the idea of pitching into October, even if it meant getting there as the Wild Card entry. "I remember talking to [Derek] Jeter in the locker room one day after we took over the lead in the Wild Card race," Chacon recalled on Saturday. "He said to me, 'We don't play for the Wild Card here.'" As it turned out, Jeter was correct. The Yankees clinched their eighth consecutive American League East title on Saturday with an 8-4 win over the rival Red Sox at Fenway Park. Although the two teams can finish the season tied, that scenario would have one of the teams winning the division and the other making the playoffs as the Wild Card, so a one-game playoff would not take place. New York secured the season series with its 10th win of the year against Boston, assuring the Bombers of another division crown via winning the tiebreaker.