The American League wild card race is getting, well, wild.

Entering Monday, 5.5 games separated six teams fighting for the three AL wild card spots, with the Yankees now in the thick of that muddled mix.

The red-hot Boston Red Sox (62-51) began the day in the first wild card position and were 1.5 games ahead of the Yankees (60-52), who held the second spot.

Sitting in the third and final wild card slot were the retooled Seattle Mariners (60-53), who were two games behind Boston and only a half-game behind the Yankees.

But the Texas Rangers (two games out of the final spot), Cleveland Guardians (three games) and Kansas City Royals (3.5 games) were all within striking distance, while the Tampa Bay Rays (five games) and Los Angeles Angels (5.5 games) could not be counted out.

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