The Rays defeated the Yankees 5-2 on Monday night, allowing them to pull even with the Red Sox in the American League Wild Card race. The Red Sox fell 6-3 to the Orioles on Monday night. "It's great. We're really into it. We feel good about this. We like our chances," Tampa Bay mananger Joe Maddon said. "There's a real strong believability about what we're trying to accomplish right now," the manager added. "It means something to be that far back at the beginning of this month and now we're tied with a couple of games to go. That's quite an accomplishment in and of itself. But when you get to this point, you really want to finish things off." If the Red Sox and Rays are tied at the end of the regular season, there will be a one-game playoff on Thursday in Tampa.