Angels Clinch 2014 AL West Title: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration

The Los Angeles Angels became the second American League team to clinch a division, winning the West on Wednesday night.

The Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 earlier in the night and took home the division with the Oakland A's 6-1 loss to the Texas Rangers. Los Angeles celebrated its ninth division title on Twitter:

In the hour or so after the Angels' win and before the A's game was over, Los Angeles fans and players waited with bated breath to see the result of the A's-Rangers game, with the contest shown inside Angels Stadium, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times:

This was the scene inside the stadium:

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Fans stay #AtTheBigA to watch the outcome of #OAKvsTEX! #WeWantTheWest #GetOctobeRED pic.twitter.com/xQKijFH7vm

— Angels (@Angels) September 18, 2014"

Once the Rangers sealed the victory, Angels players ran out from the clubhouse and celebrated with the fans:

Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times had more:

You can see the fans enjoying the lap of honor below, per SportsCenter:

Greg Beacham of The Associated Press also provided some photos of the on-field party:

Garrett Richards, who suffered a serious knee injury in August, was on hand to partake in the celebration:

It looked for the longest time like the Angels' celebrations would have to wait until at least Thursday.

Oakland clung to a 1-0 lead heading into the ninth inning. Jeff Samardzija pitched eight innings and made way for Sean Doolittle in the ninth, and things quickly went off the rails. Rougned Odor hit a double with one out that tied the game at 1-1. He advanced to third on the subsequent throw.

The fans who stayed around in Los Angeles have never cheered more for the Rangers:

J.P. Arencibia delivered the fatal blow in the form of a three-run home run to give Texas a 4-1 lead in the top of the ninth, and the Rangers poured it on from there. Rotoworld's Matthew Pouliot summed it up best for the A's:

You can view the full postseason picture on MLB.com. As things stand now, the Angels have the top seed in the AL and would play the winner of the wild-card game.

According to FanGraphs, Los Angeles ranks fourth in team batting average (.262), fifth in slugging (.411) and first in runs (739). The Angels are also 11th in FIP (3.57), sixth in opponents' batting average on balls in play (.285) and fifth in strikeouts per nine innings (8.20).

The Angels have the balance to win the World Series, and in manager Mike Scioscia, they have somebody who's already taken them to the mountaintop before. Los Angeles will be considered a serious threat come October.