Regular Season Ends--On to the Playoffs!

Well, it was not a great way to finish what was, overall, a memorable season for the Sox. The team lost a pair to the O's after leading early in both. The final game had the Hose u0p five zip until the last of the 5th and then were ties at five and in the next inning behind 7-5, the final being 7-6. The Sox outhit the O's, but were unable to get the timely hit that would have given them their 2004-equalling 98th win. The two losses to the O's meant that the Birds are the only AL East team to win the season series against the Hose. Yesterday, Lester's outing was mediocre at best, while today's starter was Webster, who entered with a nine plus ERA, and pitched as if he were an ace, going three no-hit innings and leaving with the lead. After continuing the on-going shutout through the 4th, Dubront started the 5th and lasted just another third of an inning. When he left, he'd allowed five hits and a pair of passes, leading to five O's scores. In the Birds' 6th, first Thornton and then Demp each surrendered a run, accounting for the Birds' scoring for the day.
The Sox added one in the 9th to make it close, but, as we all know, close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, neither of which was in the mix today at the park.
On a positive note, both Jake and Berry added homers and Berry also had his third swipe of the year, not bad when you remember he's only been up for a few weeks. Assuming the Sox keep Jake after his free agency, can we possibly see a fairly regular outfield including both of them, with Danny Nava in the third slot, all backed by occasional relief from the very clutch Gomes? 
Well, now that it's final, we look to the post-season and the AL wild card situation is not quite final. Three teams, the Tribe, the Rays and the Rangers, are all within a game of each other, Terry's Indians at the top of the pack. So, we could have a clearly defined pair for the wild card, or we could, at the other extreme, have a three way tie for the two slots, with the final determination being established by extra playoff games before the real playoffs begin late in the week. Really be something to see Terry back at the Fens facing the Sox. With the A's loss yesterday, the Hose have home field advantage throughout the AL League championship series.