Last night, the Yankees had a four-run 8th in route to a 7-5 victory over the Orioles, which cut the deficet behind the Rays to two games. Now, the five teams are all within 3 games of the final Wild Card spot. Here are how the teams in contention fared yesterday:
Rangers: 5-4 loss vs Pirates. Martin Perez struggles against Pirates; surrenders 9 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings.
Rays: 2-0 loss vs Red Sox. Clay Buchholz returns for Sox, moves to 10-0 on the season.
Orioles: 7-5 loss vs Yankees. Orioles relievers struggle in the 8th as they allow 4 runs.
Indians: 6-3 loss vs Royals. Zach McAllister takes loss for Tribe.
Yankees: 7-5 win vs Orioles. Alfonso Soriano homers twice in dramatic come-from-behind win.
Royals: 6-3 win vs Indians. Jeremy Guthrie nabs 14th win on the season.
Wild Card Standings
WC 1 Rangers 81-63 —
WC 2 Rays 78-65 —
3 Orioles 77-67 1.5 GB
3 Indians 77-67 1.5 GB
5 Yankees 77-68 2 GB
6 Royals 76-69 3 GB
