The Seattle Mariners lose a "road game" at Safeco Field on Monday night. That hurts. The New York Mets lose to the Atlanta Braves in a game that Noah Syndergaard starts. That's pretty painful. The Baltimore Orioles lose important ground to the Boston Red Sox in the AL East race. That's pretty painful, as well. Then there is the pain the San Francisco Giants' bullpen keeps inflicting upon its fans.
Let's take a quick look at the state of the wild-card races.
Current wild-card odds (from FiveThirtyEight):
American League
Red Sox: 89 percent to win division (plus 10 percent for wild card)
Blue Jays: 63 percent (plus 6 percent to win division)
Orioles: 63 percent (plus 5 percent to win division)
Tigers: 22 percent
Astros: 19 percent
Mariners: 18 percent
Yankees: 3 percent
National League
Mets: 88 percent
Cardinals: 62 percent
Giants: 46 percent (plus 2 percent to win division)
