The Orioles, owners of a 5.83 team ERA coming into this game, held Boston to just three hits.Īs noted the Red Sox have now lost four in a row. Pedro Severino then followed with an RBI single to give Baltimore the lead. At that point, however, Ryan Mountcastle hit his 32nd home run of the season, this one a game-tying two-run shot off Chris Sale.
The Red Sox entered their Tuesday night road game in Baltimore with a 12-4 record against the Orioles this season, and they also had a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning. Now for some takeaways from Tuesday's AL wild card action. Athletics - 85-73 (3 1/2 GB) Key AL wild-card games, scores On the other side of things, the Jays have dropped four of six and the Red Sox have lost four in a row.īelow you'll find the updated AL wild-card standings as well as key scores from the night's action. The Yankees have won seven in a row, and the Mariners have prevailed in nine of their past 10. The Yankees' magic number to clinch a playoff spot is now down to three.īroadly, these teams are headed in different directions.
The Blue Jays, meantime, remain one game behind Boston, while the Mariners are also now just one-half game out. This means the Yankees are now two games clear of the Red Sox for the top wild-card spot and right to host the AL Wild Card Game. Meantime, the Red Sox continued their recent skid with a crucial 4-2 loss against the lowly Orioles.
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Speaking of which, the Yankees, who entered Tuesday in possession of the top wild-card spot, picked up a huge 7-2 win in their series opener against the Blue Jays, thanks in part to yet another clutch home run by Giancarlo Stanton. Besides one terrific start in Game 6 of the 2021, ALCS, Garcia has struggled in the playoffs, with the Astros going 1-4 in his playoff starts last season.The 2021 regular season concludes on Sunday, barring any tiebreakers, and the American League wild-card race continues to be the most compelling race still standing. Luis Garcia, the 2021 AL Rookie of the Year Runner-Up might have to battle for a playoff role as he’s had a bit of a down season (4.04 ERA in 140.1 IP). Hunter Brown has a fastball that touches 99 with a slider he can run up to 96, both of which could play up out of the bullpen. Javier has the most playoff bullpen experience and is pitching to a sub-3.00 ERA this season. That leaves the Astros to potentially throw Luis Garcia, Cristian Javier and Hunter Brown out of the bullpen. The rotation especially bodes well, with a potential set up for Verlander - Valdez - McCullers Jr.
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Verlander returns Friday, Ryan Pressly is back from his neck strain and the Astros can field a full lineup, bench, rotation and bullpen for the most part. The Astros welcomed back versatile bat Aledmys Diaz to the lineup, and outside of the injury to Michael Brantley, Houston is rounding into the playoffs relatively healthy. Valdez has likely solidified himself in the Top 5 for AL Cy Young but will have to battle his teammate Verlander, Dylan Cease of the White Sox, Shane McClanahan of the Rays and Alek Manoah of the Blue Jays to move up. Valdez leads the majors in quality starts, is 3rd in MLB in innings pitched. Not only did he throw a quality start, Valdez pitched a shutout against the Tigers and dropped his ERA to 2.50 on the season, good enough for 5th in the American League. Jacob deGrom pitched to a 1.70 ERA and won the NL Cy Young that season and Valdez is now entering the Cy Young race due to his consistency. He and 2018 Mets ace Jacob deGrom now share the modern era MLB record for consecutive quality starts in a season. All rights reserved) STILL QUALITYįramber Valdez recently threw his 24th consecutive quality start. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez throws against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Monday, Sept.
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