Sentences with phrase «league wild card spot»
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By reaching the.500 mark (71 - 71) for the first time since early June, the Phillies are now just four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot in the National League.
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In the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks rebounded from a 93 - loss campaign to capture the top wild card spot with 93 wins in 2017.
In the American League, six teams — the Orioles, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Tigers, Astros, and Mariners — are within five games of a wild card spot, and the Yankees are just 5.5 out.
Imagine, then, how hopeful fans of the Royals, Rays, and Mariners are, given the three clubs are now in a three - way tie for the second wild card spot in the American League.
The Blue Jays clinched the AL East on Wednesday, meaning there are just two playoff spots unclaimed in the league: the AL West title, and the second wild card.
Despite their best player's prolonged absence (more than 70 games already), the Rays pitching has been amongst the best in the league — helping Tampa stay just 2.5 games out of the final wild - card spot.
Based on these FanGraph projections, the American League playoffs would include the Red Sox, Indians and Mariners with the Tigers, Blue Jays, Athletics and Angels competing for the Wild Card spots.
But we have every chance of finishing in third spot which would give us a wild card entry into the lesser Europa League.