Yankees' playoff chances flatlining

The American League Wild Cards are coming into focus as the season draws to a close.

Here’s an outlook of each of the contending teams, ordered by their odds of making the playoffs (as determined by Baseball Prospectus):

TAMPA BAY RAYS (88-69)
Standing: Lead the first Wild Card by 1 game
Games left: 5
Postseason probability: 95.3 percent
Schedule: 2 @ Yankees, 3 @ Blue Jays
The Rays will try to eliminate the Yankees from postseason contention on Wednesday.

CLEVELAND INDIANS (87-70)
Standing: Lead the second Wild Card
Games left: 5
Postseason probability: 65 percent
Schedule: 1 vs. White Sox, 4 @ Twins
Jason Giambi is still getting it done, hitting a walk-off home run to lead the Indians over the White Sox on Tuesday.

TEXAS RANGERS (86-71)
Standing: 1 game back
Games left: 5
Postseason probability: 39.7 percent
Schedule: 1 vs. Astros, 4 vs. Angels
The Rangers are finally remembering how to win -- but is it too late?

KANSAS CITY ROYALS (83-74)
Standing: 4 games back
Games left: 5
Postseason probability: 0 percent
Schedule: 1 @ Mariners, 4 @ White Sox
A valiant late-season push for the Wild Card is about to come up just short.

YANKEES (82-75)
Standing: 5 games back
Games left: 5
Postseason probability: 0 percent
Schedule: 2 vs. Rays, 3 @ Astros
The Yankees were shut out by Tampa Bay, 7-0, and face elimination on Wednesday.