AL playoff picture

[bpilktree67]

Yanks lose but Nats bullpen made it interesting.  Judge was up bases loaded no outs in 8th and 3-1 count before he grounded into double play.  Then Yankees had go ahead run at plate in 9th.  

[SteveA]

Yankees lose.   Chance to pull within a game tonight!

Big at bat in the 8th, 4-1 game, Yankees got bases loaded with no one out.  Finnegan, the closer came in, got Judge to hit into a DP and Stanton to pop out.   Finnegan gave up 1 in the 9th and the tie run came up but he got out of it for an old fashioned 2 inning save.

[OriolesMagic83]

17 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Or we ould be ahead of the Yankees by Friday.   We still haven't lost more than 2 in a row since July, but every series there are doomsayers on here saying we are about to be swept or lose 4 in a row or lost 5 in a row.   I just don't understand the quitter mentality of a significant number of our fans.

Quitters and whiners.  They obviously weren't here in 2019 and 2021 when real fans had to cheer for the likes of Rio Ruiz and Travis Lakins and our star Trey Mancini.

[bpilktree67]

11 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Yankees lose.   Chance to pull within a game tonight!

Big at bat in the 8th, 4-1 game, Yankees got bases loaded with no one out.  Finnegan, the closer came in, got Judge to hit into a DP and Stanton to pop out.   Finnegan gave up 1 in the 9th and the tie run came up but he got out of it for an old fashioned 2 inning save.

Barnes got the double play after falling behind 3-1 in count to Judge.  Finnegan then got final out of Stanton.  

[Just Regular]

Cleveland has their Ace Tanner Bibee going this afternoon to try and stop the bleeding as the Royals go for what would be an impressive 4-game road sweep.

Bibee I was reminded recently did the Adley Rutschman Scenario, converting a 2023 partial season into a 2nd place RoY finish and earning 1.000 service time.   

Paul Skenes challenging to make it 3 years in a row for the players, as MLB and the MLBPA gain more view how some of the mechanisms this CBA are playing out.

[Fiver6565]

2 of first three batters homer for KC in top first; Cleveland just reeling right now.  Good for KC, I predicted in April after we played them that they would win the Central, and they certainly have a shot to do so.

[OrioleintheATL]

Need to be within 3 of the Yankees when Monday arrives.  Anything closer than that is a bonus.  

[Fiver6565]

KC blows it in the 7th, 5-2 lead turns into 7-5 loss.  Guardians right the ship in the nick of time (dinked and dunked Erceg to death in the 7th) and regain sole possession of first.

[spiritof66]

3 hours ago, Fiver6565 said:

2 of first three batters homer for KC in top first; Cleveland just reeling right now.  Good for KC, I predicted in April after we played them that they would win the Central, and they certainly have a shot to do so.

I feel exactly the opposite about the likely Central Division winner. One of us will probably be right.

[Fiver6565]

1 minute ago, spiritof66 said:

I feel exactly the opposite about the likely Central Division winner. One of us will probably be right.

Or neither of us!  LOL.  Heckuva three team race brewing there.

[Just Regular]

It is getting going time if the Mariners have a run - this afternoon J.P. Crawford is back from his hand fracture sustained a few days before the Randy Arozarena get.

First lineup with Crawford, Julio, Raleigh, Arozarena up top, though all of those stars from recent years are having poor seasons.

[Fiver6565]

3 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

It is getting going time if the Mariners have a run - this afternoon J.P. Crawford is back from his hand fracture sustained a few days before the Randy Arozarena get.

First lineup with Crawford, Julio, Raleigh, Arozarena up top, though all of those stars from recent years are having poor seasons.

Watching that game now.  Anyone who gets frustrated at our offense should sit and watch Seattle.  Man these guys just cannot hit.

[Just Regular]

Nationals are still in a good position up 5-2 with three outs to get, but Joey Gallo, baserunner on 2nd base, just managed to turn a runners on 1st and 2nd, batter hits the ball over Aaron Judge's head into a double play for the Yankees.

[Mooreisbetter27]

2 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Nationals are still in a good position up 5-2 with three outs to get, but Joey Gallo, baserunner on 2nd base, just managed to turn a runners on 1st and 2nd, batter hits the ball over Aaron Judge's head into a double play for the Yankees.

That was brutal to watch. Reminds me of the 2019-21 Orioles. 

[bpilktree67]

1 minute ago, Just Regular said:

Nationals are still in a good position up 5-2 with three outs to get, but Joey Gallo, baserunner on 2nd base, just managed to turn a runners on 1st and 2nd, batter hits the ball over Aaron Judge's head into a double play for the Yankees.

That was tee ball league baserunning.  Gallo was tagging and other guy was right behind him but you have to just give up out and go 2nd and 3rd 1 out at worse.