The Red Sox won Tuesday night, beating Seattle, 8-4, behind Kyle Schwarber’s pinch-hit heroics in the eighth inning. Boston is now 2-3 on its road trip, which ends Wednesday afternoon against the Mariners.
Here’s how Tuesday’s action impacts the postseason picture:
If the season ended today: Red Sox would be out of the postseason but only by mere percentage points because they have played more games than the Yankees and Blue Jays. The three teams are basically in a tie, though the Sox have played two more games than the other two teams.
Where the Red Sox stand:
Tied with the Yankees and Blue Jays for the top (and second) AL wild-card spot
3 games ahead of the Mariners and 3 ½ games ahead of the Athletics in the wild-card race
9 games behind the Rays for first place in the AL East
SCORES:
Red Sox 8, Mariners 4 (Red Sox gain game on Mariners)
Rays 2, Blue Jays 0 (Red Sox gain game on Blue Jays)
Yankees 7, Orioles 2 (Red Sox and Yankees stand pat)
Royals 10, Athletics 7 (Red Sox gain game on Athletics)
STANDINGS:
AL WILD CARD
Yankees: 81-64 (tied with Blue Jays, virtually tied with Red Sox)
Blue Jays: 81-64 (tied with Yankees, virtually tied with Red Sox)
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Red Sox: 82-65 (trail Blue Jays and Yankees by percentage points because teams have played an uneven number of games)
Mariners: 78-67 (trail TOR/NYY/BOS by 3 games)
Athletics: 77-67 (trail TOR/NYY/BOS by 3 ½ games)
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AL EAST
Rays: 90-55
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Blue Jays: 81-64 (9 games back)
Yankees: 81-64 (9 games back)
Red Sox: 82-65 (9 games back)
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