AL wild-card race: Tigers, Royals team up to KO Mariners from contention
With Detroit beating Tampa Bay 4-3 at Comerica Park and the Royals defeating the Nationals 7-4, the idle Mariners were officially eliminated from American League wild-card contention. So now there are only three teams competing for two wild-card spots – the Tigers, Royals and Twins, who face the Marlins later Thursday night.