Thursday was one of the last relatively quiet nights of the baseball season. Multiple top American League contenders were off, as the Astros, Mariners, Rangers, and Twins all rested up for weekend clashes. The Yankees did their part as spoiler by deploying Gerrit Cole on the Blue Jays to build his Cy Young case — which he very much did.
Two other AL East rivals were also in action, and while Baltimore has an edge, the division race looks like it might be a photo finish. Here’s how it went for them on Thursday.