Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Mariners, Rays clinch playoff spots

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty ImagesThere was nothing to report from last night in the Bronx on the Yankees except for muttering about Aaron Judge and some relief pitcher injuries here and there. No. 62 will have to wait for today at the earliest, and the Orioles remained alive by beating the Yankees, 2-1. It was ultimately just a stay of execution, as they were eliminated later in the night.

Here’s what happened elsewhere in the American League.

Normally, I try to go in chronological order for the Rivalry Recap, but I’ll make an exception here because the Mariners just did something that they haven’t done since I was in sixth grade. They had the longest postseason drought in professional…