Sox. The Twins do what no other Twins team does. They win three consecutive division titles and have four winning seasons in a row. September 22 – Raúl Ibañez of the Seattle Mariners ties an AL record with six hits in Seattle's 16-6 victory over the Anaheim Angels. September 23 – The NPB player dispute officially ends when the owners make an agreement with players to allow a new team to join the Pacific League and fill the void caused by the merger of the Buffaloes and Blue Wave in the 2005 season to form the Orix Buffaloes. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles later become the team to fill the place. September 26 – The Boston Red Sox complete their home schedule by selling out all 81 games. The only other teams to do that are Cleveland ( through ), Colorado (1996) and San Francisco (2000). September 27 – The Boston Red Sox clinch their second straight trip to the postseason, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3. September 29 – Major League Baseball announces that the Montreal Expos move to the Washington, D.C. area for the season. That night, the Expos play their final home game in front of 30,000+ fans. The Expos lose to the Florida Marlins 9-1. September 30 Bernie Williams hits a two-run homer in the ninth inning as the New York Yankees clinch their seventh straight AL East Division title, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-4 for their 100th victory of the season. The Yankees become just the fourth team in baseball history to post three straight 100-win seasons, joining the Atlanta Braves (-99), Baltimore Orioles (-71) and Philadelphia Athletics (-31). David Ortiz and Manny Ramírez of the Boston Red Sox become the first pair of American League teammates since New York Yankees' Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in to both bat .300 with 40 home runs and 100 runs batted in. The feat is accomplished only 11 other times. October October 1 – Ichiro Suzuki surpasses George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits in a single season. After this game, Ichiro collects 259 hits in the season with two games left; he finishes the season with 262 hits. October 2 The Anaheim Angels clinch their first AL West Division title in 18 years with a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics. The Angels also earn their first playoff berth since , when they win the