Thursday, May 23, 2013
The New York Yankees beat Seattle and Felix Hernandez 9-3. Tampa Bay topped Baltimore 5-2. Boston did not play.
That leaves 16 games remaining for each of the three teams.
Tonight: Tim Wakefield (6-6, 5.03) tries again for win No. 200. against Toronto's Brandon Morrow. In his last start, Morrow gave up 8 runs to the Red Sox. But that is the game Bard blew up, allowing 5 runs, in a 11-10 Blue Jays win.
South Portland's Charlie Furbush (3-8) leads Seattle against the Yankees and A.J. Burnett (9-11).
Tampa Bay's David Price should be money against Baltimore.
AL East
New York 89-57
Boston 85-61 (4 back)
Tampa Bay 82-64 (7)
Wild Card
Boston 85-61
Tampa Bay 82-64 (3 back)
LA Angels 80-67 (5.5)
New York's magic number to clinch the division: 13.
Boston's magic number to clinch the wild card: 14.
Remaining Games:
NEW YORK (16): At Seattle (2), at Toronto (3), Minnesota (1), Tampa Bay (4), Boston (3), at Tampa Bay (3).
BOSTON (16): Toronto (2), Tampa Bay (4), Baltimore (4), at New York (3), at Baltimore (3).
TAMPA BAY (16): At Baltimore (2), at Boston (4), at New York (4), Toronto (3), New York (3).
The playoff seeds at the moment:
1. New York 89-57
2. Detroit 85-62
3. Texas 83-64
4. Boston (wild card)
In Manchester, N.H., the Eastern League championship series starts tonight, between Richmond and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
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Kevin Thomas covers baseball and basketball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 after working for the St. Petersburg Times. He is married to Nancy and they have nine children.
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