There was significant movement Saturday in Major League Baseball’s divisional and Wild Card races.
The Yankees failed to capitalize on several scoring chances, falling 3-2 to the Blue Jays. The Orioles, meanwhile, bested the Red Sox by a score 4-3. There’s now a tie atop the American League East.
The Tigers rode another fine outing by Justin Verlander to a 6-4 win over the Twins and the White Sox lost 10-4 to Tampa Bay. Detroit has a two-game lead in the American League Central standings with four games to play.
In the National League, the Cardinals lost 6-4 in extra innings to the Nationals and the Dodgers blanked the Rockies 3-0. Los Angeles is suddenly just two games back for that second Wild Card spot.
It’s all setting up for a dramatic finish. Wednesday marks the end of the regular season.
Your Saturday box scores and recaps:
Mariners 4, Athletics 7 (10 innings)
Angels, Rangers (Postponed)
Royals 7, Indians 6 (14 innings)
Nationals 6, Cardinals 4 (10 innings)