What does all of that mean for the playoff bracket? Toronto and Detroit remain in control of the top two spots, and would move directly to the ALDS if the season ended today. The Wild Card matchups would give us a pair of juicy divisional showdowns:

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Even with Monday’s win, the Astros stand one-half game back of the Mariners. As a result, the Mariners would play host to a scuffling club that saw Yordan Alvarez suffer a left ankle sprain . The Yankees similarly would play host to their long-time rival Red Sox in the AL’s other best-of-three series.

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On Tuesday night, the Astros beat the Rangers ( HOU 6, TEX 5) while the Red Sox lost to the Athletics ( ATH 2, BOS 1 ), which moved Houston into the second wild card spot and bumped the Red Sox down into the third wild card. If the season ended today, which it very much does not, the AL postseason field would shake out like this: