The MLB playoff push is our daily look back and ahead at the post-season picture as teams position themselves for October.
Latest on Blue Jays: There is a lot of tension in Toronto entering the weekend after the Blue Jays were shut out 4-0 by the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.
The Jays still own the top wild-card spot despite the defeat by virtue of the tiebreaker, but now Toronto faces a trying weekend at Fenway Park against the Red Sox as it tries to sew up a post-season berth and a home playoff game.
The Orioles face the already-eliminated New York Yankees on the road to finish their regular season campaign, so it’s going to be a nerve-wracking weekend in the AL East.
If the playoffs started today…
Wild Card
Blue Jays vs. Orioles
ALDS
Rangers vs. Blue Jays or Orioles
Red Sox vs. Indians
Toronto Blue Jays
Next up: Boston Red Sox
Pitching: Marco Estrada vs. Rick Porcello
Texas Rangers
Next up: Tampa Bay Rays
Pitching: Yu Darvish vs. Matt Andriese
Cleveland Indians
Next up: Kansas City Royals
Pitching: Ryan Merritt vs. Yordano Ventura
Baltimore Orioles
Next up: New York Yankees
Pitching: Yovani Gallardo vs. Michael Pineda
Detroit Tigers
Next up: Atlanta Braves
Pitching: Daniel Norris vs. Matt Wisler
Seattle Mariners
Next up: Oakland Athletics
Pitching: Taijuan Walker vs. Raul Alcantara
If the playoffs started today…
Wild Card
Mets vs. Giants
ALDS
Cubs vs. Mets or Giants
Nationals vs. Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Next up: Cincinnati Reds
Pitching: Jake Buchanan vs. Josh Smith
Washington Nationals
Next up: Miami Marlins
Pitching: A.J. Cole vs. Andrew Cashner
Los Angeles Dodgers
Next up: San Francisco Giants
Pitching: Rich Hill vs. Madison Bumgarner
New York Mets
Next up: Philadelphia Phillies
Pitching: Robert Gsellman vs. Alec Asher
St. Louis Cardinals
Next up: Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitching: Carlos Martinez vs. Tyler Glasnow
