Red Sox playoff odds: Walk-off loss to Yankees drops Boston to 5% chance

NEW YORK — The Red Sox played a winnable game in Thursday’s series opener at Yankee Stadium. But a four-hit night from an offense that went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position wasn’t enough and Boston fell, 2-1, in 10 innings.

Boston failed to gain any ground in the American League wild card race. The Twins had the night off but the Tigers (4-2 loss to Colorado) and Mariners (5-4 loss to Texas) did play. The Red Sox are back to one game above .500 at 74-73 and enter Friday with a 4½ game gap to close with 15 games to go. Is there still time?

“You’ve got to stay positive,” said third baseman Rafael Devers (through translator Carlos Villoria Benítez. “If you come tomorrow and win and then win the next two games, then you’re right back there again in the fight. You have to just keep playing, stay positive and anything can happen.”

FanGraphs lists Boston’s postseason odds at just 5%. The Sox will play three more times in the Bronx before an off day Monday, then a three-game series against the Rays at Tropicana Field. On Friday, the Twins will begin a home series with the Reds, the Tigers will begin a set against the Orioles in Baltimore and the Mariners will keep playing Texas.

WILD CARD STANDINGS:

1. Baltimore Orioles — 83-64 (.565) +4.5 games

2. Kansas City Royals — 80-67 (.544) +1.5 games

3. Minnesota Twins — 78-68 (.534)

Others in the race:

4. Detroit Tigers — 75-72 (.510) — 3.5 games back

T-5. Boston Red Sox — 74-73 (.503) — 4.5 games back

T-5. Seattle Mariners — 74-73 (.503) — 4.5 games back