Playoff Picture: Mariners fall out of wild-card spot with extra-innings loss to Athletics

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

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

American League

• The Orioles fell to the Yankees and the Blue Jays defeated the Rays, so Baltimore's magic number remains at five to clinch the American League East.

• Alex Avila launched a two-run home run in the eighth inning to give the Tigers a come-from-behind victory over the Indians. The Royals cruised to a win over the Red Sox backed by a strong eight-inning effort from starter Jeremy Guthrie.

• Mike Trout hit two home runs to lift the Angels to a 10th straight win and drop their magic number to four games to clinch the American League West.

• The Athletics and Royals picked up victories to maintain their holds on the two wild-card spots, and the Blue Jays were also victorious to keep pace.

• The Mariners and Indians, however, both drop a game in the standings with losses. Seattle spoiled a strong effort from staff ace Felix Hernandez and fell in 10 innings to the A's when closer Fernando Rodney walked in the winning run.

National League

• A Nationals win over the Mets combined with a Braves loss to the Rangers results in Washington's magic number falling from eight to six to clinch the National League East.

• The Cardinals expanded their lead to 3 1/2 games in the division with a win over the Rockies, while the Pirates and Brewers both dropped games with losses to the Cubs and Reds, respectively.

• The Dodgers got to Tim Hudson early for six runs and never looked back to push their lead to two games in the division. Clayton Kershaw vs. Yusmeiro Petit in the rubber match of the three-game set Sunday.

• The Giants maintain their four-game lead for the first wild-card spot despite getting blown out 17-0 by the Dodgers as the Pirates, Brewers, and Braves all suffered losses.