Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Mariners are all battling for the American League Wild Card spots. Who will win those final two playoff spots? Will Middlebrooks and Danny Vietti are joined by Royals starting shortstop Nicky Lopez to break it all down.

(3:09) AL Wild Card standings ... (3:21) Red Sox throwing away their playoff hopes ... (4:27) Better to play a team out of contention or in contention? ... (7:24) AL WC weekend pitching matchups ... (7:53) Will the Rays rest their starters versus the Yankees? ... (9:01) Devin Williams injury, impact on Brewers ... (10:33) Seattle Mariners a team of destiny? ... (12:16) One of the craziest stats of the season ... (14:30) Mariners pitching matchups ... (16:47) Best thing happened for Jared Kelenic ... (18:56) Blue Jays pitching matchups ... (20:15) Possible for none of the MVP candidates to be playoff-bound ... (21:09) Nicky Lopez joins the show ... (22:12) Minor league demotion to MLB Gold Glove? ... (28:13) Salvador Perez's secret formula ... (29:08) Why Salvador Perez deserves MVP consideration ... (30:15) Nicky Lopez, the most underrated defender in baseball? ... (39:24) Will we see dogs in the dugout? ... (40:28) Most underrated Royals player? ... (42:26) AL Wild Card predictions

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