![]() ![]() Their main competitors, who, at the beginning of the stretch, were the Red Sox and Blue Jays, had much easier schedules. They faced three games in Boston, followed by three in Toronto before the last three at home versus Tampa Bay. Perhaps the most significant obstacle heading into the Yankees’ last three series was the opponents. They have an off day Thursday before three games at home against the Angels, who announced Shohei Ohtani wouldn’t pitch in the series. Their run-differential is minus-48, giving them an expected record of 75-84, but they’re 89-70. The late surge isn’t the only surprising aspect of the Mariners’ turnaround. The Mariners had another comeback win at home over the A’s late Wednesday night - sparked by ex-Mets prospect Jarred Kelenic - for a fourth straight victory, as well as 10 of their last 11. They entered Thursday leading Toronto by half a game. While the focus heading into the final nine-game stretch was almost entirely on the Yankees, Boston and Toronto, the streaking Mariners have played their way back into contention and are only 1 ½ games behind the Yankees (three back in the loss column) - and trail the Red Sox by half a game. Yankees magic number at one after Boston win. The Red Sox, currently in the second wild-card spot, closed to within a game of the Yankees by beating Baltimore on Wednesday. The New York Yankees held off the Boston Red Sox and moved closer to clinching a playoff berth with a pulsating 4-3 victory in 10 innings on Sunday. Despite having little to play for, though, the Rays don’t typically take games off - especially against the Yankees. Tampa Bay has already clinched the AL East title and the top seed in the AL for the playoffs. After Thursday’s game against Toronto, the Yankees finish up with three games against the first-place Rays in The Bronx. Their magic number to clinch a wild-card berth is three. ![]() Getty ImagesĪs Kyle Higashioka noted after Wednesday’s loss, the Yankees still lead the wild-card race, so they don’t have to rely on anyone else. So take the formula (162 + 1 - 85 - 67) and Team Bs magic number to clinch the wild card is 11. They have 85 wins and Team C, the next team behind them, has 67 losses. Here’s where that leaves the Yankees as they head into a series finale against Toronto Thursday night at Rogers Centre: Still in control Aaron Judge and the Yankees are on top of a tightly-bunched AL wild-card race. But Team B has the best record of any second-place team, which gives them the lead in the wild-card race for the final playoff spot in the American League. 22 and with a 5.73 ERA in 22 innings since his return from a strained shoulder - on the mound against left-hander Robbie Ray, now considered the frontrunner for the AL Cy Young award, thanks in part to Cole’s dud on Wednesday. The loss ended a seven-game winning streak and put them back on the hot seat, with the struggling Corey Kluber - having last pitched on Sept. Instead, the Yankees got a poor start from Gerrit Cole and couldn’t complete a comeback win. A win would have put them four games up on Toronto with four to play. TORONTO - The Yankees had a chance to close in on a wild-card spot on Wednesday night when they played the Blue Jays. Top Yankees prospect shows off his defensive chops Top Yankees prospect hits leadoff homer in push to make roster Yankees pitcher strikes out Pirates batter in 20 seconds Yankees narrowly miss out on combined no-hitter ![]()
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