Playoff Picture: Tigers reclaim 1st place in AL Central

Every night we take a look around the league and recap pennant and wild card races in baseball.

Here's a look at how Friday's slate affected the playoff picture in the majors:

• Baltimore swept its day-night doubleheader with the Yankees to reduce its magic number for winning the AL East to five games.

• David Price limited the Indians to one run over 7 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts as the Tigers reclaimed the division lead with a 7-2 win.
• The Royals helped Detroit leap them in the standings by falling to 0-5 this season against Boston with a 4-2 loss in Kansas City.

• The Angels matched a franchise record with their eighth straight game scoring at least seven runs with a 11-3 win over Houston.
• Los Angeles's ninth victory in a row reduced its magic number to win the AL West to six games.

• Seattle was the big winner Friday in the AL wild-card race, dropping the A's 4-2 to move into a tie for the second spot and just a half game behind Oakland.
• The Royals, Indians, Blue Jays and Yankees all suffered defeats and lost ground in the standings.

• The Nationals and Braves both dropped one-run contests Friday, but Washington's magic number falls to eight with the Atlanta loss.

• All three teams were victorious in the division in matchups against their respective sub-.500 opponents (Rockies, Cubs, Reds) so the standings remain unchanged from Thursday.

• The Giants came out on top in the opener of a pivotal three-game set with the Dodgers in San Francisco, crushing the visitors 9-0 to move within a game of the division lead.

• Pittsburgh stayed hot to maintain its lead for the second wild-card spot, moving to a season-high eight games above .500 with a 7-3 win over the Cubs. 
• The Brewers kept pace in the standings with a dramatic 3-2 walk-off win over the Reds at Miller Park.