forget the al east
That’s right. Forget winning the division. I mean, the Magic Number is ONE. One, uno, (1). If Tampa Bay cannot win 1 of four from the lowly Tigers, then they will fail miserably in the playoffs anyway.
But for a real challenge, they should go for the best record in the American League. That Magic Number for the Rays to beat out the LA Angels is SIX. Any combination of Rays wins and Angels losses that equal six will get the Rays home field advantage throughout the playoffs (remember, the AL team has home field advantage in the World Series thanks to the All-Star game win back in July).
This means that the Angels must lose at least 2 games, since there are only four remaining.
On second thought, it’s a bit uncouth to root for other teams to lose.
On third thought, Jimmy cracked corn and all that.
Anyway, The Rays can clinch the AL East with a win today in Detroit. You should know around 430pm, when there may be a street party in St. Pete.
Tags: baseball, mlb, playoffs, rays, record, win
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