The worst race in baseball history enters its final month with the Rangers, Twins, Angels, Orioles and Rays all fighting for the second American League wild-card spot.
May the least bad team win.
Entering the weekend, all but the Orioles — who had lost eight of their last 10 games — had a negative run differential.
Baseball added the second wild card to each league to keep more fans interested in September when football starts dominating the news, but there is no pennant fever raging in any of the five cities, despite the tightness of the race.