Playoff Picture: Orioles slash magic number to 3 with come-from-behind win over Yankees
Joy R. Absalon / USA TODAY Sports
Every night we take a look around the league and recap pennant and wild card races in baseball.
Here's a look at how Sunday's slate affected the playoff picture in the majors:
American League
- Kelly Johnson delivered a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday night to sink the Yankees and lower Baltimore's magic number to three.
AL Central | Record | GB | Games Left |
---|---|---|---|
Tigers | 83-66 | - | 13 |
Royals | 81-67 | 1.5 | 14 |
- The Tigers won their third straight with a victory over the Indians, while the Royals suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Red Sox via a Daniel Nava grand slam.
- The Astros snapped the AL West-leading Angels' 10-game winning streak thanks to a strong outing from Dallas Keuchel, who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning until Mike Trout spoiled it. Los Angeles's magic number is four heading into a huge four-game set with the Mariners.
AL Wild Card | Record | GB | Games Left |
---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 83-66 | 1.5 | 13 |
Royals | 81-67 | - | 14 |
Mariners | 80-68 | 1 | 14 |
Blue Jays | 77-71 | 4 | 14 |
Yankees | 76-71 | 5 | 14 |
Indians | 76-72 | 5 | 14 |
- No movement in the AL wild card standings Sunday, but the Athletics bolstered their position with a win over the Mariners, while the Blue Jays, Yankees and Indians fell further off the pace with losses.
National League
- The Nationals inched closer to clinching their second National League East title in three years by shutting out the Mets, while the Braves suffered a third consecutive loss to help reduce Washington's magic number to four. The two rivals square off for three games beginning Monday.
NL Central | Record | GB | Games Left |
---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 83-67 | - | 12 |
Pirates | 79-70 | 3.5 | 13 |
Brewers | 78-72 | 5 | 12 |
- All three contenders in the NL Central walked away with victories Sunday, leaving the standings unchanged. The Brewers have a massive week coming up, with series against the Cardinals and Pirates on tap.
NL West | Record | GB | Games Left |
---|---|---|---|
Dodgers | 85-64 | - | 13 |
Giants | 82-67 | 3 | 13 |
- The Dodgers took two of three from the Giants over the weekend thanks to Clayton Kershaw's dominant outing Sunday to pick up his league-leading 19th win of the season.
NL Wild Card | Record | GB | Games Left |
---|---|---|---|
Giants | 82-67 | 3 | 13 |
Pirates | 79-70 | - | 13 |
Brewers | 78-72 | 1.5 | 12 |
Braves | 75-74 | 4 | 13 |
- No movement in the NL wild card but the Pirates and Brewers gained ground on the Giants with wins, while the Braves slipped to four games back with a loss to the Rangers.
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