Wednesday, Sept 22 - The Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-1, and Boston won 12-5 over the Mets. The Astros have a bit more work to do to secure the AL West ahead of the Oakland Athletics.
As for those other three teams, if everything goes well for the Rays and ChiSox, they could clinch their divisions. The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are in a tight race to see who wins the NL East, but that division likely won’t be decided until the final week of the regular season. The other three teams who will have a chance to cut into their magic number or clinch the division include the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox. The Brewers are the closest team to clinching a division title and will have a shot to do so this week. The Giants and Dodgers are in a tight race to see who will win the NL West division. So far we’ve had three teams lock up playoff berths with the Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The Astros will also be off on Thursday, and they’ll take on the Los Angeles Angels in a three-game home series beginning Friday.We’ve got two more weeks left in the 2021 MLB regular season and we’re still waiting for the first team to clinch a division crown. The Rays will have a day off Thursday before heading to Detroit to take on the Tigers in a three-game series at Comerica Park. The Brewers currently hold the top spot in the National League Central, and they have a great chance to become the first team to clinch a division title, as their magic number stands at 10. The Indians will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Twins on Thursday evening, then will stay at home to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series beginning Friday. The Road AheadĪfter the White Sox wrap up their road series against the Athletics on Thursday, they will head home for a weekend three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, who are currently engaged in a tight battle with the Yankees, Blue Jays, Mariners and Athletics for a wild card spot in the American League. If the season ended today, the White Sox would end up heading to Houston for the Division Series, taking on the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Their magic number to clinch the division stands at 18. With the Rays holding a commanding lead in the race for the best record in the league, it would appear that they will host the winner of the American League Wild Card Game, while the White Sox would be left to take on the American League West champion.Ĭurrently that team would likely be the Houston Astros, as they have a five and a half game lead over the Seattle Mariners in the West. The Houston Astros also lost, leaving them a game ahead of the White Sox for the second seed in the A.L.
In the race for the top seed in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays also lost, but they remain seven and a half games ahead of the White Sox for that top spot. If the White Sox clinch the American League Central, it would be their first division title since 2008. The White Sox lost to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, but they still moved one step closer to a division title as the Cleveland Indians lost again to the Minnesota Twins, leaving the White Sox as the only team in the Central Division with a. Willson Contreras Moved to DH Role by Struggling Cardinalsĭetroit Tigers – 66-75 (15 GB) White Sox Magic Number: 14
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