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• Astros magic number 2019 series#

Yet the Dodgers also don't have anything left to play for, and the same may be true of the White Sox and Giants by the time the Padres get to them.

Astros magic number 2019 series#

Up next for the Padres are three games against the Dodgers, who've won 12 out of 16 in the season series so far. And with the Giants that far out of it, the race is effectively a three-horse affair between the Padres, Phillies and Brewers for two spots. Louis can clinch the division with a win over Milwaukee as soon as Tuesday.Įither Atlanta or the Mets is going to claim the NL's top wild-card spot. The two teams have gone in opposite directions since then, and St. The Cardinals were four games behind the Brew Crew as recently as July 30. NL Central Title: Cardinals (89-65) lead Brewers (82-71) by 6.5 G 2, and they still have a three-game series left that starts this Friday. Yet these clubs haven't been separated by more than two games since Sept. The Mets have spent 143 days in first place, compared to all of two for Atlanta. NL East Title: Mets (97-57) lead Atlanta (96-58) by 1 G ^ Mets and Atlanta clinched playoff spots Dodgersĭivision Series 2: Phillies/Cardinals vs. Louis Cardinals (3)ĭivision Series 1: Padres/Atlanta vs. Wild Card Series 2: Philadelphia Phillies (6) at St. Wild Card Series 1: San Diego Padres (5) at Atlanta (4)^

Otherwise, the Rays are in the best shape here.įirst-Round Byes: Los Angeles Dodgers (1)* and New York Mets (2)^ With their season series against the Rays and Mariners already complete, the Blue Jays might want to win their final three-game set against the Orioles between Oct.

Meanwhile, here's the picture in the wild-card race: 1 seed and, for now, an edge for the Yankees over the Blue Jays in the AL East: Simply looking at head-to-head records, we see another advantage for the Astros in the race for the No. The first tiebreaker is head-to-head records, followed by intradivision records, interdivision records and the last half of intraleague games. Under new rules, all ties will be resolved by the standings in lieu of a do-or-die Game 163. The Orioles, likewise, have their gap-closing work cut out for them, especially with three at New York and another three versus Toronto to end the season. Their last nine games are all on the road and include six against Cleveland and Houston. The Mariners are also dealing with some ill-timed injuries to Rookie of the Year favorite Julio Rodríguez (back) and slugger Eugenio Suárez (finger). Whereas the Blue Jays are 17-8 in September, Tampa Bay is in a 6-11 funk and Seattle is in a 3-7 skid. Yet with the Yankees' magic number still at two, the Jays have little margin for error.

The Yankees could have ended the division race Monday in Toronto, but the Blue Jays eked out a win in extras to fight another day. 500 since the Yankees began a 33-36 backslide on July 9.ĪL East Title: Yankees lead Blue Jays (87-67) by 7.5 G 1 seed and, with it, home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs is the Astros' to lose. *Astros clinched AL West, Guardians clinched AL Central Astrosĭivision Series 2: Mariners/Guardians vs. Wild Card Series 2: Seattle Mariners (6) at Cleveland Guardians (3)*ĭivision Series 1: Rays/Blue Jays vs. Wild Card Series 1: Tampa Bay Rays (5) at Toronto Blue Jays (4) How the AL Playoff Picture Looks Right Nowįirst-Round Byes: Houston Astros (1)* and New York Yankees (2)^