40 games left and the ChiSox, Red Sox and Angels are separated by 5.5 games. Home field advantage is not locked up. The south-side Sox have to deal with the surging Guardians, the Twins, and improving Tigers. The Red Sox have had their trouble with the Jays and O's, Tampa is playing good right now, and there's always the Yankees to deal with. The Angels have to play the Sox in Fenway, and have divisional series with the A's, the streaky hitting Rangers, and may have to face Felix Hernandez more than once. It's tough to imagine this game not being played at the end.