Yankees Stretch AL Wild-Card Lead to Four Games as Playoff Picture Firms Up

Key midweek pitching matchups could settle remaining wild-card order.

Overview

New York improved to 88-68 with a 7-1, 10-inning win at Baltimore to sit +4 atop the American League wild-card standings.
Boston is 85-71 (+1) with Cleveland and Houston at 84-72 on the cutoff line, and Toronto at 90-66 has secured a postseason berth.
Chicago has clinched an NL playoff spot at 88-68, San Diego is 85-71 (+5) in the NL wild-card race, and Cincinnati and New York are tied at 80-76 with Arizona one game back.
Milwaukee has clinched the NL Central, Philadelphia has clinched the NL East, and the Dodgers and Blue Jays have locked postseason berths.
Tuesday’s schedule features Detroit at Cleveland (Skubal vs. Williams), White Sox at Yankees (Smith vs. Gil), Boston at Toronto (Giolito vs. Gausman), and Houston at Oakland (Javier vs. Springs).