![]() They finish with series at the Angels (70-86) and Mariners (66-90), while the Rays (Yankees, at Blue Jays) and Indians (at White Sox, at Nationals) each play one palooka and one powerhouse. And the schedule should help the A’s (94-62) lock down a home date for the wild card. 2 wild card, with Oakland holding a two-game advantage over both for the No. Meanwhile, the Indians have pulled even with Tampa Bay at 92-64 for the AL’s No. Best to take care of business against Philly: Washington hosts Cleveland to finish the season, and the Indians are fighting for their own playoff lives. ![]() The Nationals? They play a whopping eight games this week, five against the Phillies, and need go just 4-4 to clinch a playoff berth. A 2-4 finish ensures them no worse than a tiebreaker for a wild card spot, and that would require one of the Mets and Cubs to finish 7-0 or 6-0, respectively. Splitting their final six games ensures the Brewers a wild-card spot. POWER RANKINGS: Even the worst teams have positive takeaways The Brew Crew hits the road for the final six games, and in Cincinnati will face unfavorable pitching matchups against Sonny Gray and Luis Castillo before heading to Colorado for the final three.ĬUBS: Weekend meltdown signals the end of an era in Chicago They’re now in a virtual tie with the Washington Nationals for the No. The Brewers have sufficiently shocked the world by winning 10 of 12 since reigning MVP Christian Yelich suffered a season-ending knee injury. In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves are division champs in the Central, the Cardinals can clinch with a 4-2 week and have a magic number of four to hold off the Milwaukee Brewers. In the American League, the New York Yankees and Houston Astros have won division titles, while the Minnesota Twins, holding a magic number of three over the Cleveland Indians, can clinch the Central by Wednesday. Louis Cardinals’ startling and historic four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs essentially put every division race to bed. Until then? Here’s the most important angles to track: Who’s getting in?Ī complicated conclusion gained significant clarity over the weekend, as the St. This time next week, we could be talking Byzantine tiebreakers, mass firings, or merely gearing up for the annual absurdity of one-game wild card knockouts. It will culminate in a soccer-style final Sunday (all games begin around 3 ET/noon PT) that may prove meaningless – or wildly consequential. In American League, here are the magic numbers for each team involved in the playoff hunt.View Gallery: MLB teams celebrate postseason berthsĪs Major League Baseball’s marathon turns to a sprint, there’s no shortage of significant drama as contenders lean toward the tape.īe it playoff berths, home field advantage, individual awards and titles, or ensuring gainful employment in 2020, the final six to eight games will hold some significance for almost every club. Two numbers would be knocked off if, for example, a first-place team wins and the second-place team loses. For each loss that their opponent in the Wild Card and/or division has, one number is also knocked off. For each win the team has, one number is knocked off. It is the number of games needed until a team clinches a playoff spot or their division. MLB playoff picture: What is a magic number?Įach MLB team has a “magic number” for the playoffs. Only remaining NL team within 9 games of the Wild Card: Milwaukee Brewers (-1.5 games).National League West: Los Angeles Dodgers (+21 games). ![]() National League East: New York Mets (+1 game).2: Tampa Bay Rays (+.5 games)Īfter this weekend, the teams on the outside looking in for the Wild Card have a mountain to climb to reach the Wild Card.įortunately for the White Sox and Twins, they still have a shot at winning the AL Central. Here is what the AL Wild Card picture looks like American League West: Houston Astros (+14 games).American League Central: Cleveland Guardians (+4.5 games).American League East: New York Yankees (+4.5 games).As of Monday, September 12, here is what the playoff picture looks like in the American League. Many other teams are close to clinching a playoff berth here very soon. The Los Angeles Dodgers saw their playoff-clinching magic number hit zero … and then bounce back up to one (due to an MLB error). This past weekend featured a number of head-to-head matchups between teams that will or are likely to make the MLB playoffs. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)Īfter a weekend with multiple head-to-head matchups between playoff contenders, many of the Magic Numbers have dwindled down and one team has already secured their postseason spot. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees watches his fourth inning home run against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on Septemin the Bronx borough of New York City. ![]()
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