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AL Central: Guardians lead the White Sox by 1.5 games.

AL West: Astros lead the Mariners by 12 games.

In the American League as of this publication on Thursday morning on September 8, the division leaders are the New York Yankees in the AL East, the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central, and the Houston Astros in the AL West. But the playoff seeding is far from decided in either league. There are four weeks left in the MLB season and with that, the haves and the have-nots in the playoff picture have been fairly well established. The MLB playoff picture is coming into focus with magic numbers dwindling down by the day. Kudos to the Guardians for all but putting this race away in the span of a single week their magic number is five.PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 07: Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets looks on from the dugout before the start of Game Two of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Septemin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The White Sox trail by seven games and the once-hopeful Twins are even further back (10). A two-run, 7.2-inning outing from Shane Bieber helped keep the Guardians in front.įor our sake, that will tie a bow on the non-Guardians AL Central coverage.

Cleveland Guardians 4 (83-67), Chicago White Sox 2 (76-74): A two-RBI game from José Ramírez got Cleveland a step closer to the division title as they beat the White Sox.

They’re stuck in the final playoff spot at the moment, but with the win, they maintained a four-game lead over the Orioles and their magic number sits at nine. However after his exit, the Mariners’ bullpen combined to allow just two hits and a walk the rest of the way, including retiring the last 14 Athletics’ hitters in order.Īs that was happening, the Mariners’ offense rallied, led by Adam Frazier (2-for-4 with a double and three RBI) and Jarred Kelenic (2-for-3, with a home run, a double, a walk, and two RBI). While Seattle struck with three runs in the top of the first, Oakland answered with five runs in the third, knocking out Mariners’ starter George Kirby after just 2.1 innings. Seattle Mariners 9 (82-67), Oakland Athletics 5 (55-95)Īfter allowing a five-run inning that put them into a 5-3 hole, the Mariners came roaring back to pick up a win over the A’s. Given the lack of Astros offense against Bradish, that was enough to tag him with an L. Both runs came on one hit in the second inning when Rougned Odor plated two runs with an RBI single. On the other side, Verlander was solid, allowing two runs on six hits. Wander Franco led Tampa Bay with three RBI on his two hits. The difference in this game was that the Rays’ bullpen settled down and their offense kept putting up runs.įive different Rays had multi-hit games, led by Randy Arozarena, who went 3-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBI. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay’s normal longman Ryan Yarbrough went just one inning himself due to injury after following J.T. For Toronto, José Berríos was knocked out after two innings, having allowed six runs on seven hits. Neither starter (or in the Rays’ case, their opener and then follower) had great outings. That put them up 6-3, and they never looked back from there.

However, Tampa Bay scored three in the bottom of the second. The first couple innings were a back-and-forth battle, with runs coming in both halves of the first two frames.

Tampa bay rays magic number series#

The Yankees got a bit of help on the magic number front, as the Rays pulled away from the Blue Jays to open their series at the Trop. Let’s check in on that action in today’s edition of the Rivalry Roundup. On its own, last night’s win trimmed the Yankees’ magic number to 7.5 games, but there was action elsewhere that had the potential to affect that figure. However, there’s still plenty in the balance for them, especially in the AL East race. The Yankees got one notable achievement out of the way on Thursday night, as their 5-4 win in 10 innings over the Red Sox was enough to seal the deal and clinch a playoff spot.