Playoff Push: Yankees stay 2.5 games behind Rays

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Bad news: The Yankees continue to lose. Good News: So do the Rays. Even though the Yankees have lost 3 in a row to the Red Sox, they haven't lost any ground behind the Rays. However, they have been passed by both the Indians and the Orioles. But more good news: The Yankees play the Orioles for 4 games in Baltimore starting tomorrow. So, the Yankees can take care of the O's themselves. Here are how the teams in contention fared yesterday:

Rangers: 8-3 loss vs Angels. Rangers commit 4 errors in loss.

Rays: 6-2 loss vs Mariners. Chris Archer only lasts 4 innings; James Paxton gets win in first career start.

Orioles: 4-3 win in 10 innings vs White Sox. Matt Wieters wins game with walk-off 2-RBI single in 10th.

Indians: 9-4 win vs Mets. The Indians rough up Jonathon Niese.

Yankees: 13-9 loss vs Red Sox. Yankees continue to slide.

Royals: 4-3 win vs Tigers. Royals get to Justin Verlander for 8 hits and 4 runs in 7 innings.

Wild Card Standings

WC 1 Rangers 80-61 ---

WC 2 Rays 77-64 ---

3 Indians 76-65 1 GB

3 Orioles 76-65 1 GB

5 Yankees 75-67 2.5 GB

6 Royals 74-68 3.5 GB