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MILWAUKEE — With the MLB common season all the way down to 2 ½ weeks, we’ve obtained some good pennant races occurring.
The Mets are nonetheless only a recreation up the Braves within the NL East after each golf equipment received on Saturday and the Blue Jays are making a run on the AL East-leading Yankees, whose lead going into Sunday is 4 ½ video games after being at 6 ½ heading into the weekend.
The very best race most likely is for the ultimate two NL Wild Card berths. By way of Saturday, the Phillies, Padres and Brewers have been separated by simply two video games. The Brewers at present are the odd-man out, however they remained only one 1/2 video games out of the third Wild Card by beating the Yankees on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Right here’s a take a look at magic numbers plus the remaining schedules for the contenders by means of Saturday, Sept. 17, together with playoff matchups if the postseason started on Sunday:
AL EAST
NEW YORK YANKEES (87-58)
Standings: First in AL East. Lead second-place Blue Jays by 4.5 video games.
Magic quantity to clinch AL East: 13.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 6.
Video games remaining: 17 (9 residence, 8 highway).
Yankees schedule:
Sept. 18: at Brewers (1)
Sept. 20-21: Pirates (2)
Sept. 22-25: Crimson Sox (4)
Sept. 26-28: at Blue Jays (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Orioles (3)
Oct. 3-5: at Rangers (4)
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TORONTO BLUE JAYS (83-63)
Standings: Second in AL East. Path first-place Yankees by 4.5 video games. Lead Rays by 1.5 video games for first AL Wild Card. Lead Mariners by 2 video games and Orioles by 7 video games for third AL Wild Card.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 11.
Video games remaining: 16 (7 residence, 9 highway).
Blue Jays schedule:
Sept. 18: Orioles (1)
Sept. 20-21: at Phillies (2)
Sept. 22-25: at Rays (4)
Sept. 26-28: Yankees (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Crimson Sox (3)
Sept. 3-5: at Orioles (3)
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TAMPA BAY RAYS (81-64)
Standings: Third in AL East. Path first-place Yankees by 6 video games. Lead Mariners by 0.5 video games for second AL Wild Card. Lead Orioles by 5.5 video games for third AL Wild Card. Path Blue Jays by 1.5 video games for first AL Wild Card.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 13.
Video games remaining: 17 (8 residence, 9 highway).
Rays schedule:
Sept. 18: Rangers (1)
Sept. 19-21: Astros (3)
Sept. 22-25: Blue Jays (4)
Sept. 27-29: at Guardians (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: at Astros (3)
Sept. 3-5: at Crimson Sox (3)
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES (75-69)
Standings: Fourth in AL East. Path first-place Yankees by 11.5 video games. Path Mariners by 5 video games for third AL Wild Card.
Video games remaining: 18 (10 residence, 8 highway).
Orioles schedule:
Sept. 18: at Blue Jays (1)
Sept. 19-21: Tigers (3)
Sept. 22-25: Astros (4)
Sept. 26-29: at Crimson Sox (4)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: at Yankees (3)
Sept. 3-5: Blue Jays (3)
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AL CENTRAL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS (79-66)
Standings: First in AL Central. Lead second-place White Sox by 4.5 video games.
Magic quantity to clinch AL Central: 13.
Video games remaining: 17 (11 residence, 6 highway).
Guardians schedule:
Sept. 18-19: Twins (2)
Sept. 20-22: at White Sox (3)
Sept. 23-25: at Rangers (3)
Sept. 27-29: Rays (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 5: Royals (6)
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CHICAGO WHITE SOX (75-71)
Standings: Second in AL Central. Path first-place Guardians by 4.5 video games. Path Mariners by 6 video games third AL Wild Card.
Video games remaining: 17 (10 residence, 7 highway).
White Sox schedule:
Sept. 17-18: at Tigers (2)
Sept. 20-22: Guardians (3)
Sept. 23-25: Tigers (3)
Sept. 27-29: at Twins (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: at Padres (3)
Oct. 3-5: Twins (3)
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MINNESOTA TWINS (72-73)
Standings: Third in AL Central. Path first-place Guardians by 7 video games. Path Mariners by 8.5 video games for third AL Wild Card.
Video games remaining: 17 (6 residence, 11 highway).
Twins schedule:
Sept. 18-19: at Guardians (2)
Sept. 20-22: at Royals (3)
Sept. 23-25: Angels (3)
Sept. 27-29: White Sox (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: at Tigers (3)
Oct. 3-5: at White Sox (3)
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AL WEST
HOUSTON ASTROS (95-51)
Standings: First in AL West. Lead second-place Mariners by 14 video games.
Magic quantity to clinch AL West: 3.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: Clinched Sept. 16.
Video games remaining: 16 (9 residence, 7 highway).
Astros schedule:
Sept. 18: Athletics (1)
Sept. 19-21: at Rays (3)
Sept. 22-25: at Orioles (4)
Sept. 27-28: Diamondbacks (2)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Rays (3)
Oct. 3-5: Phillies (3)
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SEATTLE MARINERS (80-64)
Standings: Second in AL West. Path first-place Astros by 14 video games. Lead Orioles by 5 video games for third AL Wild Card.
Path Blue Jays by 2 video games for first AL Wild Card. Path Rays by 0.5 recreation for second AL Wild Card.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 14.
Video games remaining: 18 (10 residence, 8 highway).
Mariners schedule:
Sept. 18-19: at Angels (2)
Sept. 20-22: at Athletics (3)
Sept. 23-25: at Royals (3)
Sept. 27-29: Rangers (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Athletics (3)
Oct. 3-5: Tigers (4)
* * *
NL EAST
NEW YORK METS (92-55)
Standings: First in NL East. Lead Braves by 1 recreation.
Magic quantity to clinch NL East: 16.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 4.
Video games remaining: 15 (6 residence, 9 highway).
Mets schedule:
Sept. 18: Pirates (1)
Sept. 19-21: at Brewers (3)
Sept. 23-25: at Athletics (3)
Sept. 27-28: Marlins (2)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: at Braves (3)
Oct. 3-5: Nationals (3)
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ATLANTA BRAVES (90-55)
Standings: Second in NL East. Path first-place Mets by 1 recreation. Lead Phillies by 10 video games for first NL Wild Card. Lead Padres by 10.5 video games and Brewers by 12 video games for third NL Wild Card.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 6.
Video games remaining: 17 (7 residence, 10 highway).
Braves schedule:
Sept. 18: Phillies (1)
Sept. 19-21: Nationals (3)
Sept. 22-25: at Phillies (4)
Sept. 26-28: at Nationals (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Mets (3)
Oct. 3-5: at Marlins (3)
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PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (80-65)
Standings: Third in NL East. Path first-place Mets by 11 video games. Lead Padres by 0.5 recreation for second NL Wild Card. Lead Brewers by 2 video games for third NL Wild Card. Path Braves by 20 video games for first NL Wild Card.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 15.
Video games remaining: 17 (6 residence, 11 highway).
Phillies schedule:
Sept. 18: at Braves (1)
Sept. 20-21: Blue Jays (2)
Sept. 22-25: Braves (4)
Sept. 27-28: at Cubs (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: at Nationals (4)
Oct. 3-5: at Houston (3)
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NL CENTRAL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (87-60)
Standings: First in NL Central. Lead second-place Brewers by 8 video games.
Magic quantity to clinch NL Central: 9.
Video games remaining: 15 (4 residence, 11 highway).
Cardinals schedule:
Sept. 18: Reds (1)
Sept. 20-22: at Padres (3)
Sept. 23-25: at Dodgers (3)
Sept. 27-28: at Brewers (2)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Pirates (3)
Oct. 3-5: at Pirates (3)
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MILWAUKEE BREWERS (78-67)
Standings: Second in NL Central. Path first-place Cardinals by 8 video games. Path Padres by 1.5 video games for third NL Wild Card.
Video games remaining: 17 (13 residence, 4 highway).
Brewers schedule:
Sept. 18: Yankees (1)
Sept. 19-21: Mets (3)
Sept. 22-25: at Reds (4)
Sept. 27-28: Cardinals (2)
Sept. 29-Oct. 2: Marlins (4)
Oct. 3-5: Diamondbacks (3)
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NL WEST
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (100-44)
Standings: First in NL West. Lead second-place Padres by 21 video games.
Magic quantity to clinch NL West: Clinched Sept. 14.
Video games remaining: 19 (14 residence, 5 highway).
Dodgers schedule:
Sept. 18: at Giants (1)
Sept. 19-22: Diamondbacks (5)
Sept. 23-25: Cardinals (3)
Sept. 27-29: at Padres (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 5: Rockies (6)
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SAN DIEGO PADRES (80-66)
Standings: Second in NL West. Path first-place Dodgers by 21 video games. Lead Brewers by 1.5 video games for third NL Wild Card. Path Phillies by 0.5 recreation for second NL Wild Card.
Magic quantity to clinch playoffs: 16.
Video games remaining: 16 (12 residence, 4 highway).
Padres schedule:
Sept. 18: at Diamondbacks (1)
Sept. 20-22: Cardinals (3)
Sept. 23-25: at Rockies (3)
Sept. 27-29: Dodgers (3)
Sept. 30-Oct. 2: White Sox (3)
Oct. 3-5: Giants (3)
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CURRENT POSTSEASON MATCHUPS
AL WILD CARD SERIES (best-of-3)
Houston Astros (1), New York Yankees (2) byes.
Seattle Mariners (6) at Cleveland Guardians (3).
Tampa Bay Rays (5) at Toronto Blue Jays (4).
NL WILD CARD SERIES (best-of-3)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1), New York Mets (2) byes.
San Diego Padres (6) at St. Louis Cardinals (3).
Philadelphia Phillies (5) at Atlanta Braves (4).
Notice: Greater seed will host all video games (from Oct. 7-9).
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