The Baltimore Orioles are a year ahead on their rebuild, and competing for a wild-card spot in mid-September was never in the plans when the 2022 season started. Here they are, though, still in the mix, but they've also continued to mi s out of some golden opportunities.They lost again on Tuesday night, falling at home 3-2 to the lowly Detroit Tigers. They've lost four of five games now, which is bad, but what hurts even more is that the two teams they are chasing in the wild-card race the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have been losing, too. The Orioles could have closed the gap, but didn't get it done.Baltimore is now 76-71, and remains five games behind Seattle for the sixth and final AL playoff spot. They've scored just two runs and had eight hits the past two nights against a Detroit pitching staff that ranks No. 11 in the AL in earned run average. The magic number for Seattle to clinch that final spot is nine.There was a lot that went on Tuesday Mac Jones Jersey . Here are the results from teams currently in the AL playoff picture:YANKEES 9, PIRATES 8: Aaron Judge sparked a ninth-inning rally with his 60th home run, and Giancarlo Stanton hit a walk-off grand slam in New England Patriots Jackets the Yankees' dramatic 9-8 victory.Scroll to ContinueBLUE JAYS 18, PHILLIES 11:Teoscar Hernandez went 4-for-5 and Toronto pounded out 21 hits in a rout of Philadelphia. Jackie Bradley Jr. and Matt Chapman both had three-run homers for Toronto.ASTROS 5, RAYS 0: Houston shut out Tampa Bay for the second straight night, and moved another step closer to clinching home-field advantage in the playoffs. Jeremy Pena had the big blast, hitting a three-run homer in the third inning. To read the full game story, CLICK HERE.TIGERS 3, ORIOLES 2: Baltimore rookie Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, but it wasn't enough for the Orioles in a 3-2 lo s to the Tigers. Austin Voth (5-3) took the lo s. He allowed two runs over five innings.GUARDIANS 10, WHITE SOX 7:Myles Straw had a two-run double in the 11th inning as Cleveland took the first game in its critical AL Central series with Chicago. Dylan Cease pitched well for the White Sox, allowing just one run in six innings, but the bullpen imploded from there. The Guardians are now 12-4 in extra-inning games this season.ROYALS 5, TWINS 4:Minnesota's free-fall continued in a 5-4 lo s to Kansas City. Twins starter Dylan Bundy lasted just 4 2/3 innings, giving up four runs. The Twins are just 6-14 in September to fall out of the AL Central race.Tuesday's schedule for playoff teamsHouston Astros (Lance McCullers Jr. 3-1, 2.34 ERA)at Tampa Bay Rays (Corey Kluber 10-9, 4.44 ERA), 6:40 p.m. ETToronto Blue Jays (Kevin Gausman 12-10, 3.45 ERA)at Philadelphia Phillies (Zach Wheeler 11-7 3.07 ERA), 6:45 p.m. ETDetroit Tigers (Matt Manning 2-2 3.28 ERA) at Baltimore Orioles, (Jordan Lyles 10-11, 4.70 ERA), 7:05 p.m. ETPittsburgh Pirates (Roansy Contreras 5-4 3.24 ERA) at New York Yankees (Luis Severino (5-3 3.45 ERA), 7:05 p.m. ETCleveland Guardians (Tristan McKenzie 10-5, 3.51 ERA) at Chicago White Sox (Lance Yasir Durant Jersey Lynn 7-5, 3.99 ERA), 8:10 p.m. ETMinnesota Twins (Bailey Ober 1-2 3.49 ERA) at Kansas City Royals (Daniel Lynch 4-11 5.15 ERA), 8:10 p.m. ETSeattle Mariners (Robbie Ray 12-10 3.72 ERA) at Oakland Athletics (James Kaprielian (3-9, 4.70 ERA) , 9:40 p.m. ETIf the playoffs started today ...No. 1 seed The Houston Astros (98-51, AL New England Patriots Jersey West champion, would get first-round bye) are the top seed, and are eight games ahead of the New York Yankees for the top seed. Their magic number to clinch the top seed is six. They have already clinched a first-round bye.No. 2 seed The New York Yankees (89-58, AL East leader, would get first-round bye) but their lead in the division is now down to 5 1/2 games ahead of Toronto. Their magic number to clinch a bye is five.No. 3 seed The Cleveland Guardians (81-67, the AL Central leader would host No. 6 seed in best-of-three first-round series) have a five-game lead over Chicago in the division race.No. 4 seed The Toronto Blue Jays(84-64, the top wild-card team, would host the No. 5 seed Tampa Bay in a best-of-three first-round series). The Jays are now two games clear of Tampa Bay for the top wild-card spot. They have gone 5-2 this week.No. 5 seed The Tampa Bay Rays (82-66, the second wild-card) is two games behind Toronto and a half-game ahead of Seattle. They are 5 1/5 games clear or the Baltimore Orioles.No. 6 Devin McCourty Jersey seed The Seattle Mariners (81-66, third wild-card team, would play at No. 3 seed Cleveland in a best-of-three first-round series). They are five games ahead Baltimore.Outside looking inBaltimore Orioles: The Orioles are 76-71, and are five games behind Seattle for final wild-card spot. Chicago White Sox: The White Sox are 76-72, and are 2 1/2 games behind Seattle for final wild-card spot.Are they done now, too?Minnesota Twins: The Twins are 73-75, and are 8.5 games behind Seattle for the final wild-card spot.Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox are 72-75, and are nine games behind Seattle for the final wild-card spot.EliminatedLos Angeles Angels (65-83)Texas Rangers (63-84)Kansas City Royals (59-89)Detroit Tigers (57-91)Oakland Athletics (54-94)