![]() Hopefully, they turn things around in Seattle, which they have started to do in the series win over Texas. The magic number reflects the combination of wins needed by a given team (Team A) and losses by the team’s closest competitor (Team B) to clinch. It was embarrassing, and was capped off by one of the worst games and collapses that the team has ever been a part of. Another O’s lose and Mariners win, and they are right on the doorstep.Īll the Mariners have left are home games, and the road trip couldn’t come to a conclusion soon enough. However, we are just 2.0 GB of Toronto and 0.5 ahead of Tampa, with a 5.5 game lead over the Orioles still. Houston improved to 102-53 and needs one more win or one Yankees loss to have home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs. Both the starters and bullpen fell apart, the bats could never do enough, and we are without are two best weapons on offense with Suarez and Julio on the DL. The Astros, having clinched the American League West title a week ago, reduced their magic number to nail down the best record in the AL to one over the Yankees, who clinched the AL East with a win at Toronto. Logan Gilbert had a nasty game, but other than that, it was ugly. There wasn’t a lot to be happy about on the road trip. So let’s just ignore them and focus on what’s important. Houston has won the division, but no one cares about them. As of, the Mariners Magic Number to make the playoffs stands at 1 Four Houston pitchers pounded them Wednesday, buoying their own team’s absent offense during a 2-1 victory at Comerica Park. The Mariners hold a 4-2 head-to-head advantage over the Orioles so that further drops the magic number by one. Tracking the Magic Numbers for the 2017 & 2022 World Series Champion Houston Astros. The Astros’ magic number is down to one, meaning their comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays can help them clinch the division. Once it hits zero, you have clinched a playoff berth. Every win by your team drops the number by one, and every loss by the closest competitor drops it by one as well. Houston Astros (LW: 4) With a magic number of two, another AL West title feels inevitable for the Astros, despite getting swept over the weekend by Oakland. The Magic Number helps you understand how close your team is to clinching a playoff berth. ![]() Make sure to check back here daily, as we will be updating this each day with a bit of new information about the recent games, as well as updating the M’s Magic Number after each game. As we make our way into September, it seems like the M’s have a chance to break the 21-season streak and make the playoffs for the first time since 2001. There are plenty of teams out there that have had bad runs, but ask a fan from any team, and you would hear the same thing… “At least I’m not a Mariners fan”. The Mariners are inching ever closer to ending their reign as Kings of the Incompetent. ![]()
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