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Things are very different in the National League. No AL team is more than 4.5 games out of the Wild Card race, but that same margin divides the Cardinals and Cubs – the top two challengers in the NL – from an NL Wild Card slot. Simply put, the AL Wild Card race is tight from top to bottom. Previously the hottest team in baseball, the Texas Rangers lost five in a row last week, and have been passed by the Rays, who have won four of five. The Baltimore Orioles lost seven in a row to lose their grip on the top of the pile, and now sit in a tie with Cleveland for the second Wild Card, while the Boston Red Sox surged to the with a six-game winning streak. The Toronto Blue Jays, fresh off a five-game winning streak but still in last place in the East and 7.5 games behind the Yankees, are just three games out. Kansas City, 21-28 overall and 6.5 back in the AL Central, is also within 4.5 games of a postseason position. However, even with a 22-29 record, the M’s sit just 4.5 games out of a Wild Card spot.
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The last-place Mariners are 13 games back in the division standings. We’re not quite two months into the season, but the Houston Astros have opened up a dominant 10-game lead in the AL West thanks to a 35-16 record that is the best in baseball. Mariners: 84-68 (0.1 percent postseason odds per SportsLine)Įight of the 15 AL clubs have already been eliminated from postseason contention and the Mariners will make it nine of the 15 AL teams when their postseason elimination becomes official.With the Orioles and Rangers slumping, and Red Sox, Rays and Blue Jays surging, the AL Wild Card standings are closer than ever.Rays: 85-67 (0.4 percent postseason odds per SportsLine).Two straight wins put the A's 3 1/2 games behind the Astros in the AL West, and although the odds are calling this race over, if the Athletics were able to tie the Astros for the AL West crown, Houston would host a one-game tiebreaker by virtue of taking the season series, 12-7.
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