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M:B news: Sept. 23 -- Orioles clinch fifth straight AL East crown
The Baltimore Orioles sewed up their fifth consecutive American League East Division title with a 9-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays,
This will be the Orioles sixth consecutive postseason appearance in the past seven season.
The Orioles (90-85) lead the Boston Red Sox by 8.5 games in the AL East with seven games left in the season.
Baltimore, however, sit 7.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers who lead the AL Central with a 98-58 mark.
Baltimore has not won the World Series since 1983, when they downed the Philadelphia Phillies in their last appearance in the Fall Classic.
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