Author: Alyson Footer
Published on: 2022-08-14 18:46:16
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As recently as a month ago, it looked as if no team would be able to surpass the Yankees in the race for the best record in the American League.
That has changed. The Astros, who have won four in a row and are 7-3 in their past 10, own the best record in the AL at 75-41, and, having beaten the Yankees 5-2 in the season series, would have homefield advantage in the ALCS, should the two teams meet.
Meanwhile, the list of contenders in the American League Wild Card race runs six deep; every non-first-place team with a winning record either occupies one of the top three spots or is within two games of moving into that space.
The White Sox are the furthest out, but are only two games out of the third spot. The Orioles — who are threatening to win a playoff spot after a long rebuild (one that some of us thought was still…