The New York Yankees appeared headed to another devastating loss on Monday when they fell behind 5-0 early to the Minnesota Twins. But an Aaron Judge homer in the eighth inning tied the game, and Gary Sanchez knocked in the winning run in the 10th for a 6-5 victory that […]
Tag: AL Wild Card
Busting Out the Brooms in the Bronx, Yankees Sweep Red Sox
The sizzling New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox and moved into second place in the AL East after winning 28 out of 39 games. The Yankees won six games in a row and now lead the Red Sox by a full game, while currently […]
Bronx Surge: New York Yankees Now Favorites to Make Playoffs
The New York Yankees have been on a tear since the trade deadline and have seen their postseason odds vastly improve. According to a playoffs prop bet by DraftKings, the Yankees are -140 odds that they’ll make the postseason, presumably as an AL wild-card team. You can fade the Yankees […]
Gio Salami! Yankees Sweep Cleveland in Thriller, Advance to ALDS
The New York Yankees lived up to their Bronx Bombers moniker thanks to a grand slam from Gio Urshela that put the Yanks back into contention after falling behind 4-1. The back-and-forth AL Wild Card Series game lasted nearly five hours before Cleveland blew a ninth-inning lead. The Yankees clawed […]
Yandy Diaz Slugs 2 HRs and Tampa Bay Rays Wins AL Wild Card, Face Houston in ALDS
Yandy Diaz crushed two home runs and led the Tampa Bay Rays (96-66) to a 5-1 victory over the Oakland A’s (97-65) in the 2019 AL wild-card game. The Rays won the single-game elimination round in Oakland and advanced to the ALDS against the top-seeded Houston Astros. Diaz didn’t skip […]
2019 AL Wild Card Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland A’s in Battle of Bargain Basement Payrolls
The postseason in the American League begins with an AL wild-card preview featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and Austin Meadows visiting the Oakland A’s. The winner of the AL wild card gets to take on the 107-win Houston Astros, the 2/1 favorite in Las Vegas to win the 2019 World […]
Oakland A’s and Tampa Bay Rays Clinch AL Wild Card Berths, Cleveland Dunzo
The Cleveland Indians lost 8-2 to the Washington Nationals on Friday night, which means the Oakland A’s (96-64) and Tampa Bay Rays (96-64) each clinched a spot in the AL wild card. The Cleveland Indians are officially dunzo after their elimination. The Indians (93-67) previously qualified for the playoffs in […]
AL Wild Card: Cleveland Bubble About to Burst, Oakland and Tampa Control Own Destiny
With only three games remaining, the Cleveland Indians are on the verge of watching their postseason hopes slip away because they’re two games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL wild-card race. The Indians came into this week on a high note, winning seven out of their previous eight […]
AL Wild Card Race: Tampa Bay and Cleveland Tied with 6 Games to Go
Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Oakland A’s (94-62) hold a two-game lead in the AL wild-card standings over the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians. The Rays and Indians are tied, with six games remaining in the AL Wild Card race that will come down […]
AL Wild Card: Hot Oakland with 90 Wins, Cleveland on Bubble
With 12 games remaining in the regular season, the Oakland A’s are currently in the top spot in the AL Wild Card after a six-game winning streak put them over 90 wins for the season. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Indians are currently on the bubble and 1.5 games out of contention. […]
Three Second-Place Teams (A’s, Rays, Indians) Avoiding AL Wild Card Bubble
With approximately 23 games remaining in the regular season, a trio of second-place teams including the Cleveland Indians, Oakland A’s, and Tampa Bay Rays are fighting for the final two AL Wild Card spots. Although the Boston Red Sox are a serious long shot at advancing to the postseason, the […]
AL Wild Card: Three Team Race Among A’s, Indians, and Rays
With 50 games remaining in the regular season, the AL Wild Card race has been reduced to a three-team race with the Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians, and the Oakland A’s fighting for the two American League Wild Card spots. The AL Central is the closest race in the American […]