AL East
Team W L Pct. GB
Baltimore81 62 .566—
New York 81 62 .566—
Tampa Bay 77 66 .538 4
Toronto 65 77 .458 151/2
Boston 64 80 .444171/2
AL race for wild cards
Team W L Pct. GB
Oakland 82 61 .573—
N.Y./Balt. 81 62 .566—
Los Angeles 78 66 .542 31/2
Tampa Bay 77 66 .538 4
Detroit 75 67 .528 51/2
Top two wild cards make postseason; GB is games behind second wild card
Quote of the day
"We play them three more times at the end of the year, so this can be re-had in a sense."
Joe Maddon, Rays manager, on being swept by the Orioles
Rays at Yankees
When/where: 7:05 tonight; Yankee Stadium, New York
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Probable pitchers
Rays: LH David Price (17-5, 2.54)
Yankees: LH C.C. Sabathia (13-5, 3.56)
On Price: The AL co-leader leader in wins is said to be fine after skipping his last start due to shoulder soreness. His command seemed a bit off in his previous two games. He is 6-3 with a 3.85 ERA in 16 games against the Yankees, allowing a .228 average.
On Sabathia: He is winless over his last three outings, with a 4.43 ERA, allowing 25 hits (including five homers) in 20⅓ innings. He is 3-7 with a 3.57 ERA in 17 starts vs. the Rays since joining the Yanks in 2009. He was 7-1, 2.44 in 11 starts against the Rays as an Indian.
Key matchups
Rays vs. Sabathia
Evan Longoria 13-for-33, 5 HR
B.J. Upton 14-for-51, 2 HR
Ben Zobrist 11-for-51, HR
Yankees vs. Price
Robinson Cano 11-for-44, HR
Derek Jeter 14-for-48, 2 HR
Nick Swisher 12-for-32, HR
On deck
Saturday: at Yankees, 4:05, Ch. 13. Rays — James Shields (14-8, 3.71); Yankees — Ivan Nova (11-7, 4.92)
Sunday: at Yankees, 1:05, Sun Sports. Rays — Matt Moore (10-9, 3.66); Yankees — Hiroki Kuroda (13-10, 3.14)
Monday: vs. Red Sox, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — TBA; Red Sox — TBA
Tuesday: vs. Red Sox, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — TBA; Red Sox — TBA
Records of the day
20-26, 27-7
Rays and Orioles in one-run games this season.
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