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. 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. 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. Red Sox starter suffers facial contusion after taking Yankees’ liner to the face Yankees’ starter shelled by Red Sox as Bronx Bombers’ rough slide continues Pitching not only part of Yankees’ game that imploded in blowout loss Why Harrison Bader is not going to play in the Red Sox series
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