Sentences with phrase «for wild card spots»

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.

Matt Harvey just isn't good anymore, their offense relies too much on Yoenis Cespedes, and there are several other teams that should be better than them that will vie for wild card spots.

The Atlanta Falcons are the only team in the NFC that knows where they'll be when the playoffs begin, and there are still a group of teams in the hunt for Wild Card spots.

The Titans are playing for a Wild Card spot on Sunday and with DeMarco Murray out for the game, a large portion of the Tennessee offense will be on the shoulders of Derrick Henry.

They can still compete for a wild card spot, but they're not winning the NFC East.

The Giants are in a position to make the playoffs, while the Bengals and Bills may also be fighting for a wild card spot.

The D - Backs have a 6 1/2 game lead over the Rockies for the first wild card and are seven up on the Brewers for a wild card spot in general.

Going into Week 15, the Raiders come in ranked eighth in the AFC when it comes to seeding, with three teams above them in the running for a wild card spot.

Right now, they're on the bubble — needing to make a comeback in the NFC North to catch the Packers or hold off the Seahawks, Niners and Cowboys for a wild card spot.

Miami already got swept by both the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills this season and have almost no hope of leapfrogging either team for a wild card spot.

If they manage to win that series against the Blue Jays, too, then Toronto will likely find themselves still fighting for a wild card spot over the season's final weekend, and doing so against the first - place Sox.

Consider this: After the last Rockies victory, on June 20, the Cubs were 36 - 34, and standing atop the heap of NL teams waiting for a wild card spot.

Dillon Gee is ostensibly the Zack Wheeler replacement, but that won't last long if someone else like Noah Syndergaard or Steven Matz starts pushing him from the minors, and Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom are good enough at the top to let the Mets contend for a wild card spot, even if the division is probably out of reach.

I think Arizona if they keep going in the right direction can be a dark horse for a wild card spot next year I think Boston may fall off the wagon, I hope I think Guenztal may be the new target based on his playoff performance.

So, can they battle for a wild card spot?

Last season, it was a 22 - 30 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs that essentially torpedoed Buffalo's chances to challenge for a wild card spot.

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Not exact matches

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.

There's also a chance that we'll have a five - way tie for two wild card spots and the top of the AL East, which will create tiebreakers, chaos, more tiebreakers and more chaos.

It's just that the Astros find themselves 2.5 back of the Rangers and half a game out of a wild card spot, and upgrading to Bregman might be what tips the scales in their favor for at least one of those postseason opportunities.

The Avalanche (40 -25-8) snapped a tie with Anaheim for the top spot in the Western Conference wild - card race and moved within two points of Minnesota for third place in the Central Division.

The Falcons» loss opens the door wide open for teams like the Seattle Seahawks and New York Giants to grab the wild card spot for themselves.

The Bucs» loss to the Cowboys not only dropped them out of a tie with Atlanta, but it also booted Tampa out of the final wild card spot for an entire day.

That gave Arizona 90 wins, assuring at least a tie for the top Wild Card spot with the Rockies.

With George, the Falcons contend for a wild - card spot.

After dropping the game, the Bills are two games behind the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers for the two wild card spots in the AFC, making the postseason a long shot.

There's similar bunching with three teams holding onto the two wild card spots in the Senior Circuit, as the Marlins and Cardinals are tied at 57 - 51 for the second one.

The Colorado Rockies, winners of the second NL Wild Card spot, are back for the October dance for the first time since 2009 and just one season after an 87 - loss campaign.

They have possession of the second wild card spot, and are a half - game behind the Dodgers for the first one.

The second game, the finale, is against the Vikings, and it could be the difference between a top three seed and a wild card spot for both teams.

They stayed within one winning streak of a wild card spot for quite a while.

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 Ravens, Titans, Chargers, and Bills are all battling for two wild card spots in the AFC, while the NFC South still isn't decided.

A Miami loss would open the door for the Broncos to slide back into a wild card spot.

He's a long shot for one of those two wild - card spots, reserved for race winners who finish 11th through 20th in points, but the fact that he's in mathematical contention makes the 28 - year - old Floridian one of the surprises of 2012.

The Avalanche currently hold a one point lead over the St. Louis Blues for the final Wild Card spot in the West with two games remaining for each team, and will face the Blues in the season finale on Saturday.

The AL West was expected to be crowded this year, with the Rangers, Astros, Mariners, and possibly the Angels all gunning for the division or at least a Wild Card spot.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 28 shots and the Avalanche won for the third time in nine games (3 -5-1) to keep pace in a tightly contested race for the Western Conference's final two wild card spots.

As for the Ryder Cup, Woods, at No. 72, is well outside the cut line for the nine automatic spots on Tom Watson's U.S. squad, but hoped to earn a position via one of the captain's wild - card picks.

As the Twins came closer to clinch the second Wild Card spot, it was already looking bleak for Texas the door is officially shut on any shot they had.

The Jets are currently in a three - way tie for the final wild card spot in the AFC, making this a «must - win» game.

That was proved last season when the upstart A's, last - place finishers three of the previous four years, battled for the wild - card spot until the final week, winning 87 games with a $ 25 million roster dependent on unwanted retreads (DH John Jaha), obscure rookies (righty starter Tim Hudson) and supposed has - beens (reliever Doug Jones), and with all the stoicism and anxiety of a Cocoa Puffs taste - athon.

That was the 77th loss of the season for St. Louis, now unable to catch the 86 - win Rockies for the second NL Wild Card spot.

St. Louis is mired in a close race for one of the two wild card spots with the Miami Marlins and the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Cardinals haven't been doing themselves any favors with a 4 - 7 record in their last 11 games.

Their schedule the rest of the way is made up — with one three - game exception against the Rays — of teams chasing them for the AL East crown or a wild card spot.

New York is second in the NFC East with a 9 - 4 record, and they're in line for one of the wild card spots in the NFC.

The Diamondbacks, owners of a six - game lead over Colorado for the first Wild Card spot, can clinch a playoff berth as early as Sunday, with either a win or losses by both the Brewers and Cardinals.

Milwaukee's loss clinched the second Wild Card spot for the Colorado Rockies, who return to the postseason for the first time in eight years.