With the Seattle Mariners in a tailspin, the race for the third and last American League wild card has five clubs within 2.5 games of the lead heading into Saturday.
With the Mariners losing 4-1 in Atlanta on Friday night and the Rangers outlasting the Astros 4-3 in 12 innings on a walk-off double by rookie Dustin Harris, Seattle’s lead over Texas for the final spot was down to a half-game.