Yankees Stretch AL Wild-Card Lead to Four Games as Playoff Picture Firms Up
Key midweek pitching matchups could settle remaining wild-card order.
Overview
- New York improved to 88-68 with a 7-1, 10-inning win at Baltimore to sit +4 atop the American League wild-card standings.
- Boston is 85-71 (+1) with Cleveland and Houston at 84-72 on the cutoff line, and Toronto at 90-66 has secured a postseason berth.
- Chicago has clinched an NL playoff spot at 88-68, San Diego is 85-71 (+5) in the NL wild-card race, and Cincinnati and New York are tied at 80-76 with Arizona one game back.
- Milwaukee has clinched the NL Central, Philadelphia has clinched the NL East, and the Dodgers and Blue Jays have locked postseason berths.
- Tuesday’s schedule features Detroit at Cleveland (Skubal vs. Williams), White Sox at Yankees (Smith vs. Gil), Boston at Toronto (Giolito vs. Gausman), and Houston at Oakland (Javier vs. Springs).