The year before that, the Giants were alive in the wild-card chase going into their final game.

That may be just a hair above .500, but hey, this is a wild-card chase.

Brooklyn is five and a half games back in the wild-card chase.

But in a wild-card chase, every game is a must game.

The Angels were also only one game back in the wild-card chase.

The Mets are not in any imminent danger of being eliminated from the wild-card chase.

When was the last time the Yankees were even mentioned in the wild-card chase?

And that could have put them in the thick of a wild-card chase.

They are 5-5 and in the wild-card chase.

The victory helped the Rangers stay in the wild-card chase, three games off the pace.