Coming down to the regular season's final day, both Wild Card races are tied. Boston paused its collapse for one night last night to edge the Orioles 8-7. Tampa Bay beat the Yankees 5-3.
In the NL the Braves have lost 4 straight. The Cardinals won yesterday so they are now tied with the Braves atop the NL Wild Card race.
Interesting stuff.
The Cards blew a big lead a few games ago after allowing 6 runs in the 9th. If they don't make the playoffs they'll lose sleep over that. So too will the Braves, losing 4 straight down the stretch.
In the AL you'd think the odds favor the Rays. The Yankees are resting some players, especially starting pitchers. Brian Cashman said that it would likely be a relief pitcher who gets the start today so they can get their rotation totally set for their first round playoff series.
Baltimore on the other hand is hungry to play spoiler. They played Detroit tough, splitting 4 in Detroit last series. They've played Boston tough. While the Yankees will probably take glee in screwing Boston, they're more interested in being playoff ready.
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