Major League Baseball issued a second Wild Card in each league this season in hopes of adding drama to the final few weeks of the regular season.

So far, the plan has worked.

Only five teams have officially been eliminated from the playoff race through Tuesday's action. All of those teams -- the Astros, Cubs, Rockies, Marlins and Mets -- are in the National League.

Not a single American League club has been mathematically eliminated from the race.

The Twins and Indians, at 59-83 and tied for the worst mark in the AL, could be eliminated from contention within the next few days.

In the AL, there are six teams within five games of the two Wild Card berths.

In the NL, there are seven teams within five games of the two Wild Card berths.