Yankees make MLB history with comeback win vs. Orioles

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge looks on from the dugout during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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The Yankees’ 4-3 win Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards did more than just keep New York tied atop the American League Wild-Card standings.

ESPN’s Buster Olney reports “The Yankees’ win last night was their 82nd of the season, clinching their 29th straight winning season. That’s the 2nd-longest streak in MLB history, trailing 39 straight seasons by the Yankees from 1926-1964.”

Of course, the only streak Yankees fans care about is snapping the team’s run without a World Series title. It’s been 12 years since the Yankees won it all, and face some long odds just to qualify for the playoffs this season.

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The Yankees find themselves in a three-way tie with the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Wild-Card race.

Here’s how the current standings look:

Blue Jays (82-64): --

Yankees (82-64): --

Red Sox (83-65): --

Oakland A’s (78-67): 3.5

Seattle Mariners (78-68): 4

Here are the games of note Thursday which will impact the AL wild-card race:

A’s @ Kansas City Royals (2:10 p.m. ET)

Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles (5:05 p.m. ET)

The Blue Jays, Red Sox and Mariners are off Thursday.

Here are the Wild-Card tiebreaker scenarios:

Three-team tie for two Wild-Card spots

If the Blue Jays, Yankees and Red Sox were all tied, with no other non-division winners in the AL ahead of them, the three teams would choose/receive A, B and C designations. Club A would host Club B. The winner of that game would be one Wild-Card club, while the loser would then play Club C on the road to determine the other. The winners of the two games would face each other in the Wild Card Game. The three designations are decided by head-to-head records.

Two teams tie for Wild Card

This would not involve any extra games. ... If, say, the Blue Jays and Yankees were the only two clubs in AL Wild-Card position at season’s end and had identical records, they would not play an extra game to determine who gets home-field advantage in the Wild Card Game. It would go to the team with the better head-to-head record (in that case, Toronto).

Two teams tie for the second Wild-Card spot

If, for example, the Yankees and Red Sox tied for the second AL Wild-Card spot, they’d have to play each other Monday, Oct. 4, for the right to advance to the AL Wild Card Game on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Home-field advantage would go to the team with the better head-to-head record.

Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.

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