MLB Playoffs Impact: AL Wild Card Race Season Series Matchups to Watch

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Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros
Royals lead 3-0 with four games remaining (Aug. 29-Sept. 1)
The Royals need just one more victory to secure the season series against the Astros.
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AL Wild Card Race Season Series Matchups to Watch
Details on tiebreakers in the standings are scarce on MLB.com and similar platforms, which complicates tracking the postseason landscape, particularly in a season filled with tight races.
Fortunately, SportsGrid provides a comprehensive breakdown of all the crucial season series matchups to monitor as the season progresses.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox
Orioles lead 5-1 with seven games remaining (Aug. 15-18, Sept. 9-11)
The Orioles just need two more victories against the Red Sox to secure the season series.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins
Orioles lead 3-0 with three games remaining (Sept. 27-29)
The Twins can only achieve a tie in the season series by sweeping the Orioles in the last three games of the season. Should Minnesota manage this, a tiebreaker would then be determined by their respective divisional records.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Houston Astros
Astros lead 3-0 with four games remaining (Aug. 22-25)
The Astros need just one more win to clinch the season series against the Orioles. Although Houston trails Baltimore by 8.5 games, making this series less pivotal, the 'Stros are eager to seize any advantage available.
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
Red Sox lead 5-4 with four games remaining (Sept. 12-15)
The Yankees versus Red Sox rivalry is one of the most iconic in sports. This season's intradivision series will be decided during a four-game stretch in the Bronx this September.
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New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals
Yankees lead 3-1 with three games remaining (Sept. 9-11)
With one more victory, the Yankees can clinch the season series against the Royals. However, Kansas City must sweep the upcoming series at Yankee Stadium in September to secure the tiebreaker.
New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners
The season series tied is 2-2 with three games remaining (Sept. 17-19)
In mid-September, the Mariners will welcome the Yankees to T-Mobile Park. The team that emerges victorious in the three-game series will clinch the season series.
Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros
The Red Sox and Astros have not played yet this season. They will play six games from Aug. 9-11 and Aug. 19-21.
These two teams will clash in a couple of thrilling series during the peak of summer.
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals
Twins lead 5-2 with six games remaining (Aug. 12-14, Sept. 6-8)
The Twins require two additional victories over their division rivals to secure the season series.
Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox
Twins lead 2-1 with three games remaining (Sept. 20-22)
Should the Twins emerge victorious in their final three-game series against the Red Sox, they will clinch the season series. Conversely, the Red Sox must sweep to win the series. If Boston wins two out of three, the series will conclude in a tie.
Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros
Royals lead 3-0 with four games remaining (Aug. 29-Sept. 1)
The Royals need just one more victory to secure the season series against the Astros.
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AL Wild Card Race Season Series Matchups to Watch
Details on tiebreakers in the standings are scarce on MLB.com and similar platforms, which complicates tracking the postseason landscape, particularly in a season filled with tight races.
Fortunately, SportsGrid provides a comprehensive breakdown of all the crucial season series matchups to monitor as the season progresses.
