American League playoff matchups set

It&#39;s all over in the American League. When the playoffs open Tuesday, the Anaheim Angels will be at the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins will be at the Oakland Athletics. <br> <br> Anaheim finally clinched the fourth and final playoff spot, winning 10-5 at Texas on Thursday as Garret Anderson, Tim Salmon and Scott Spiezio homered. <br> <br> A few hours later, Oakland clinched the AL West for the second time in three seasons, finalizing the playoff matchups with a 5-3, 10-inning victory at Seattle. <br> <br> Anaheim, which had lost four straight games and seven of nine, is in the postseason for the first time since 1986. <br> <br> ``I had a glimpse of it my first year, but that has been a sour note in my career until now,&#39;&#39; Anderson said. ``I was so close, then the last six or seven years I got a rude awakening of how hard it is to really get to the postseason. I&#39;m enjoying this.&#34; <br> <br> With the score 2-2 in the fifth, Salmon hit a tiebreaking infield single and Anderson hit a three-run homer off Colby Lewis (1-3). Salmon and Spiezio hit two-run homers in the seventh. <br> <br> Rookie John Lackey (9-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. <br> <br> After the first three weeks this season, the Angels were 6-14 - their worst 20-game start ever - and 10 1/2 games behind Seattle in the AL West. They have a club-record 97 wins, including 45 on the road. <br> <br> ``It&#39;s been a long grind. It&#39;s been emotionally draining and physically draining,&#39;&#39; Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``We got over that little rough spot of maybe guys were trying to bull themselves through that last game to get at least to the playoffs.&#39;&#39;