AL WILD CARD Business the week of September 16 - September 22 with Records and Schedules...RAYS and RANGERS atop the WILD Card by 1/2 over TRIBE with THREE Teams in the Neighborhood behind the TRIBE...A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report with a whose going to CHOKE in the "Fight for OCTOBER" ! #JuniorCircuitHappenings

The AL Wild Card has six teams vying for two slots and all six teams are currently separated by just 3.5 games with the Royals in the last slot. The Rays and Rangers from their poor September Hardball have dropped out of their divisional races and have assumed the AL Wild Card or Bust. Here is how this week plays out for the six teams vying for the two slots in the Wild Card on the Junior Circuit.

Top 6 AL Wild Card Teams as of September 15, 2013...

1. RAYS 81-67  vs Rangers (16-19) vs O's (20-22)

1. RANGERS 81-67 @ Rays (16-19) vs Royals (20-22)


AL Wild Card Hopefuls in order:

3. TRIBE 81-68 @ Royals (16-18) vs Astros (19-22)

4. O's 79-70 @ Red Sox (17-19) @ Rays (20-22)

5. YANKS 79-71 @ Blue Jays (17-19) vs SF Giants (20-22)

6. ROYALS 78-71 vs Tribe (16-18) vs Rangers (20-22)

This is how it will play out as The Rays, Rangers, and Royals all have head to head match ups the whole week. The Tribe gets the 'Stros after the Royals, the O's face the Red Sox before facing the Rays, and the Yankees have the Blue Jays and an inter League Match up with #OrangeOctober..the Gigantes.  Looking at the schedule there will be some major shake up somewhere and which teams will succumb to the "Fight for October" and Pennant Chase Pressure?  

Note: Numbers and Schedule from MLB.com

This is a Junior Circuit Wild Card Race Post for Bluedude Sportstalk by the Bluedude!