Wild-card watch: AL East teams fighting for leverage

— -- Each team has about 25 games remaining, and while only the American League East division has a race closer than four games, the wild-card races are likely going to go down to the final weekend of the season with multiple teams involved.?

Let's take a quick look at the state of the wild-card races:

Most important loss: Giants lose 6-0 to the Rockies: Getting shut out at Coors Field? Ouch. It was just the fifth time the San Francisco Giants have been blanked at Coors Field, the last time was in 2013. Chad Bettis fired the two-hit complete-game shutout, a game score of 90 -- just the fourth in Coors Field history ( Jeff Francis, Hideo Nomo and Pat Rapp each posted a 91). The Giants' lead over the St. Louis Cardinals dropped to half a game and just 1 1/2 games over the New York Mets.

Hitter to watch: Justin Upton, Tigers: He has hit go-ahead home runs for the Tigers the past two games and has eight in his past 14 games, during which he's hitting .327/.407/.846. It has been a rough season for him, but he has been a notoriously streaky hitter in his career. This looks like one of those hot stretches.

Pitcher to watch: Rafael Montero, Mets: He makes another fill-in start for the Mets on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds. In his first start of 2016, he survived six walks to throw five scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins. Montero, however, had a 7.20 ERA in 16 starts for Triple-A Las Vegas, allowing 111 hits and 40 walks in 80 innings, earning a nine-start demotion to Double-A. Keep the bullpen ready.

Injury to watch: Dallas Keuchel, Astros: Keuchel had been scheduled to start Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians after getting pushed back, but will now miss two starts as he undergoes more tests on his shoulder. Brad Peacock, who has made five relief appearances, will now start in his place, his first major league start since last April.?

Game of the day: Blue Jays at Yankees: Aaron Sanchez versus Luis Cessa looks like a mismatch on paper, but Cessa has gone six innings in each of his past three starts. His key will be keeping the ball in the park as he has allowed nine home runs in 36 2/3 innings, including four in his past two outings. Sanchez is back in the rotation after taking off 10 days at the end of August. Sanchez last faced the Yankees on June 1, tossing 6 2/3 scoreless frames.

Current wild-card odds: From FiveThirtyEight:

American League

Red Sox: 39 percent (plus 33 percent to win division)
Tigers: 48 percent (14 percent to win division)
Orioles: 31 percent (12 percent to win division)
Astros: 21 percent
Royals: 10 percent
Yankees: 6 percent (2 percent to win division)
Mariners: 4 percent

National League

Giants: 58 percent (11 percent to win division)
Mets: 63 percent
Cardinals: 58 percent
Pirates: 8 percent