For now, the AL Wild Card hinges on who can beat hardest on the tomato cans... and who still has a cavalry on the way.

Earth vs. the Tomato Cans: 

Boston hosts Baltimore. Toronto welcomes Minnesota. Oakland visits the Angels. Seattle is in KC.
We entertain Cleveland.

This weekend is the equivalent of a tack-on run, a concept the 2021 Yankees - last night notwithstanding - have little understood. For every contender, these are "must" wins. By late next week, the Yankees will be running the gauntlet - Boston, Toronto, Tampa. But if they look beyond this weekend, those games will not matter.

Two weeks left, and every contender has a final dice roll to play - players returning from injuries, who may or may not be rusty. Here's a rundown...

Boston: Chris Sale returned last night, crushed the O's. Christian Arroyo (2b) should return Sunday.

Toronto: Cavan Biggio (3B) should return this weekend. 

Seattle: Sam Haggerty (LF) should return this weekend.

A's: Elvis Andrus (SS) is day-to-day. Mike Fiers (SP) returning next week. Chris Bassit (SP) might return next week.

Yankees: Domingo German should return next week. Sal Romano out until late next week. Jameson Tailon out until late next week. Jonathan Loaisiga might return late next week. Luis Severino? Really, now, who knows? Darren O'Day, when hell freezes over. 

Overall, we have the most to potentially gain. Then again, if these guys are rusty, we will suffer the most. We have no time to endure somebody's MLB rehab. 

And we better sweep Cleveland.