BALTIMORE – Down in Birdland, Aaron Boone surveyed the chaotic AL playoff races with a mix of curiosity and distance.

“It’s going to be a wild week for sure,’’ said the Yankees manager, who’s “certainly paying attention to it all’’ as things unfold in the other division races and in the shifting wild card scene.

As the AL wild card leaders entering MLB’s final regular season week, the Yankees at least control their own postseason fate.

On Sunday afternoon, Ben Rice's 10th inning grand slam launched the Yankees toward a 7-1 win against the pesky, last-place Orioles at Camden Yards.

With another healthy dose of Yankees rooters among the 31,974 fans, the Yanks (88-68) maintained at least a two-game lead over the Boston Red Sox for the top AL wild card, with six games remaining. Expert M

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