And then it was one

Detroit lost to Minnesota tonight. As a result, the magic number is now down to one.

A Yankee victory or a Detroit loss tomorrow will mean that the Yankees clinch the Wild Card.

Out of town scoreboard

Boston scored three runs in the ninth to win 8-6. They lead the Yankees by 2.5 games in the AL East and their magic number is down to six.

Detroit lost to Kansas City. The Yankees' magic number to win the Wild Card is three.

With Detroit's loss, Boston clinches a playoff spot.

Mariners lose

The Mariners have lost, thus giving the Yankees sole position of first place in the American League Wild Card standings.

The Mariners have lost six games in a row and begin a three-game series in Toronto before traveling to the Bronx for three games against the Yankees.

Mariners get swept

The Seattle Mariners just lost their late afternoon game against the Los Angeles Angels by a score of 8-2. As a result, they were swept by their AL West rivals.

If the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox tonight, they will have a share of the Wild Card lead.

Mariners lose

After taking a 5-0 lead in the first inning, the Seattle Mariners lost to the Los Angeles Angels by a score of 10-6.

The Yankees now trail the Mariners by one game in the Wild Card standings.

Lets go Texas

Because the Yankees can't beat good teams on the road (they lost to Detroit by a score of 5-4 to fall to 2-4 on this road trip through Los Angeles and Detroit), they need to root hard for the last place Texas Rangers tonight as they face the Seattle Mariners.

With 32 games remaining, the AL East seems to be out of reach. The Yankees are 7.5 games behind Boston and the two teams only play each other six more times.

The Wild Card is still attainable. The Yankees are 2.5 games behind Seattle pending tonight's game. Jarrod Washburn is matched up against Vincente Padilla.

With three games against Seattle next week, the Yankees need to stay as close to Seattle as possible.

Scoreboard update

Boston's game in Chicago was rained out. With the Yankees not playing, they remain five games behind Boston in the AL East race.

Seattle has defeated Texas by a score of 9-4. They now lead the Yankees by an even two games in the Wild Card.

The Yankees return to action tomorrow night at 7 in Detroit.

Out of town games

With tonight's day off, the Yankees are able to sit back and watch the teams in front of them play. Whether they choose to do this is a different story.

The Boston Red Sox play at the Chicago White Sox at 8:11 p.m. to determine which color of socks is superior. Josh Beckett (15-5, 3.15 ERA) will face John Danks (6-11, 5.30 ERA). The Yankees trail Boston by five games in the AL East.

The Seattle Mariners play at the Texas Rangers at 8:35 p.m. The Rangers, mind you, scored 39 runs in yesterday's doubleheader against Baltimore. Jeff Weaver (5-10, 5.57 ERA) will face Kameron Loe (6-9, 5.56 ERA). The Yankees trail Seattle by 1.5 games in the Wild Card.

I'll be back later with the final results if I remember/care enough to do so.