With roughly one-fourth of the season’s games left to be played, there is little clarity in the American League wild-card race.
There are still nine teams battling for the two spots, but it wasn’t a good week for three of the teams in the East as the Rays, Orioles and Blue Jays had a combined 7-13 record and dropped back in the pack.
But if we’ve learned one thing, it’s that a good week can help a team make up ground in the race.
Here are the standings from MLB.com:
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There was movement on the magic number for victories to make the Wild Card Game.