Here are MLB magic numbers, remaining schedules and tiebreakers for contenders through Monday, Sept. 22, along with playoff matchups if Wild Card Series began Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Manny Machado , Xander Bogaerts and the San Diego Padres partied in their clubhouse after clinching a playoff spot Monday night in San Diego with a 5-4, 11-inning over the Milwaukee Brewers.Playing at home with a playoff berth on the line Monday night, the Padres faced a lot of adversity playing the NL Central champion Brewers, who have the best record in the majors.
Before their first ups, the Padres trailed 3-0. After battling back to tie the game in the seventh, San Diego fell behind again in the 10th. And then after the Padres pulled even again, the Brewers loaded the bases with one out in the 11th. The Padres survived the threat, then won 5-4 on a Freddy Fermin walk-off hit in the bottom of the 11th to clinch a National League wild-card spot and slice the Dodgers’ NL West lead to 2 ½ games. San Diego is guaranteed at least the second NL wild card, which probably will land them into a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Cubs, who have a 2 ½-game lead for the first Wild Card. The Padres are playoff bound for the second year in a row, the third time in four seasons and fourth in six, all as a wild card. The loss left the Brewers with a 2 ½-game lead over the NL East-champion Phillies for top seed in the NL playoffs. Milwaukee also holds the tiebreaker. On a light night of action on the final Monday of the regular season, the only other game involving playoff hopefuls was a series opener between two clubs barely alive. In San Francisco, Ivan Herrera hit a two-run homer in a 6-5 Cardinals win over the Giants that left both clubs opener 3 ½ games out of the last NL wild card. There will be a bunch of important series beginning Tuesday night, including an AL Central showdown in Cleveland between the first-place Tigers and second-place Guardians. Also on tap, the Yankees are home against the White Sox, the Blue Jays will host the Red Sox, the Mets and Cubs play in Chicago, the Dodgers and Diamondbacks play in Phoenix, the Mariners are home against the Rockies, and the Astros and Athletics square off in Sacramento, Calif. Here’s a look at magic numbers plus the remaining schedules and tiebreakers for the contenders through Monday, Sept. 22 along with playoff matchups if the postseason began on Tuesday, Sept. 23:Blue Jays won season series with Yankees 8-5; Blue Jays won season series with Mariners 4-2; Blue Jays trail season series with Astros 3-1. Blue Jays won season series with Tigers 4-3; Blue Jays split season series with Guardians 3-3.Thursday, Sept. 25: Red Sox, 7:07 p.m., ESTSecond in AL East. Trail first-place Blue Jays by 2 games. First in AL wild-card standings. Lead Guardians and Astros by 4 games for third wild card.Yankees lost season series with Blue Jays 8-5; Yankees lost season series with Red Sox 9-4; Yankees tied season series with Astros 3-3; Yankees won season series with Mariners 5-1; Yankees lost season series with Tigers 4-2; Yankees tied season series with Guardians 3-3, but lose tiebreaker on division record.Thursday, Sept. 25: White Sox, 7:05 p.m., ESTThird in AL East. Trail first-place Blue Jays by 5 games. Second in AL wild-card standings. Lead Guardians and Astros by 1 game for 3rd AL wild card.Red Sox won season series with Yankees 9-4; Red Sox tied season series with Mariners 3-3; Red Sox won season series with Astros 4-2; Red Sox won season series with Guardians 4-2.Thursday, Sept. 25: at Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m., ESTTigers trail season series with Guardians 6-4; Tigers lost season series with Mariners 4-2; Tigers lost season series with Blue Jays 4-3; Tigers won season series with Yankees 4-2; Tigers won season series with Astros 4-2.Thursday, Sept. 25: at Guardians, 6:40 p.m., ESTStandings: Second in AL Central. Trail first-place Tigers by 1 game. Tied with Astros for third AL wild card. Guardians hold tiebreaker.Guardians lead season series with Tigers 6-4; Guardians lost season series with Mariners 4-2; Guardians won season series with Astros 4-2; Guardians lost season series with Red Sox 4-2.Thursday, Sept. 25: Tigers, 6:40 p.m., ESTMariners won season series with Astros 8-5; Mariners won season series with Tigers 4-2; Mariners won season series with Guardians 4-2.Thursday, Sept. 25: Rockies, 9:40 p.m., ESTSecond in AL West. Trail first-place Mariners by 3 games. Tied with Guardians for third AL wild card. Guardians have tiebreaker.Astros lost season series with Mariners 8-5; Astros lost season series with Red Sox 4-2; Astros lost season series with Guardians 4-2; Astros lost season series with Tigers 4-2.Thursday, Sept. 25: at Athletics, 3:35 p.m., ESTTiebreakers:Thursday, Sept. 25: Marlins, 6:05 p.m., ESTSecond in NL East. Trail first-place Phillies by 12 games. Tied with Reds for third NL wild-card standings. Reds have tiebreaker.Mets won season series with Giants 4-2; Mets lost season series with Reds 4-2; Mets tied season series with Diamondbacks 3-3.Thursday, Sept. 25: at Cubs, 7:40 p.m., ESTTiebreakers:Friday, Sept. 26: Reds, 8:10 p.m., ESTSecond in NL Central. Trail first-place Brewers by 6.5 games. First in NL wild-card standings. Lead Reds and Mets by 8 games for third NL wild card.Thursday, Sept. 25: Mets, 7:40 p.m., ESTTiebreakers: Reds won season series with Mets 4-2; Reds tied season series with Giants 3-3; Reds won season series with Diamondbacks 4-2.Thursday, Sept. 25: Pirates, 12:40 p.m., ESTStandings: Fourth in NL Central. Trail first-place Brewers by 18 games. Tied with Giants for 6th for third NL wild card. Trail Reds and Mets by 3.5 games for third NL wild card.Wednesday, Sept. 25: at Giants, 9:45 p.m., ESTDodgers won season series with Padres 9-4; Dodgers lost season series with Phillies 4-2; Dodgers lost season series with Brewers 6-0.Wednesday, Sept. 24: at Diamondbacks, 9:40 p.m., ESTSaturday, Sept. 27: at Mariners, 9:40 p.m., ESTSecond in NL West. Trail first-place Dodgers by 2.5 games. Second in NL wild-card standings. Lead Reds and Mets by 5.5 games for third NL wild card.Padres lost season series with Dodgers 9-4; Padres won season series with Mets 4-2; Padres season series with Diamondbacks tied 5-5.Friday, Sept. 26: Diamondbacks, 9:40 p.m., ESTThird in NL West. Trail first-place Dodgers by 9 games. Fifth in NL wild-card standings. Trail Reds and Mets by 1 game for third NL wild card.Diamondbacks tied season series with Mets 3-3; Diamondbacks won season series with Giants 7-6; Diamondbacks lost season series with Reds 4-2; Diamondbacks season series with Padres tied 5-5.Thursday, Sept. 25: Dodgers, 3:40 p.m., ESTStandings: Fourth in NL West. Trail first-place Dodgers by 11 games. Tied for sixth in NL wild-card standings. Trail Reds and Mets by 3.5Giants lost season series with Diamondbacks 7-6; Giants tied season series with Reds 3-3; Giants lost season series with Mets 4-2.Friday, Sept. 26: Rockies, 10:15 p.m., ESTIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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