Philadelphia now has a half game lead over San Diego. The Padres dropped their second straight game Friday night losing to the Rockies 4-3. Friday’s win however moved the Phillies past the Padres and into the second Wild Card spot. The Wild Cardĭespite their recent struggles, the Braves still have a 10 game advantage over the Phillies in the Wild Card standings. The Cardinals beat the Dodgers 11-0 Friday night and reduced their magic number to clinch the NL Central to four.
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The Mets will continue their series in Oakland with Jacob deGrom matching up against rookie Ken Waldichuk. Philadelphia will counter with left-hander Bailey Falter. The Braves will send Kyle Wright to the mound Saturday in hopes of avoiding their first four-game losing streak of the season. New York reduced its magic number to clinch the division to just nine with a 9-2 win in Oakland. Atlanta has now lost three straight games and are 2.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East standings. The Braves fell behind early and were again unable to generate any offense in a 9-1 loss to the Phillies.
Here is how everything looks heading into play Saturday. Friday’s results brought a shakeup in the Wild Card standings. the Halos).The gap in the NL East race widened again Friday night as the Atlanta Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies while the New York Mets won in Oakland. Chicago enters this game with a 83-62 record on the year and have 17 games left (including this series finale vs. The White Sox are 29-27 since the All-Star break, which has helped them maintain the lead. Chicago is a bit lucky that the AL Central is weak this season since the team hasn’t performed well in the second half. 16 - The White Sox face the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night to finish off a three-game series. Chicago has 15 games remaining while Cleveland has 17 games remaining. 17 - The White Sox beat the Rangers 8-0 while the Indians lost to the Yankees 8-0 to knock two games off the magic number. The ChiSox magic number is now 4 to clinch the AL Central with a series against the Tigers starting on Monday.įriday, Sept. 19 - The White Sox picked up a win over the Rangers, 7-2, on Sunday afternoon. That improves the White Sox magic number by two to two. Monday, Sept 20 - Chicago lost to Detroit but Cleveland was swept in a doubleheader. That leaves the White Sox’s magic number at two. Tuesday, Sept 21 - Chicago lost to Detroit and Cleveland beat Kansas City. Wednesday, Sept 22 - Chicago’s game against Detroit was postponed, as was Cleveland’s game against the Royals. They are the first team to clinch a division title. Thursday, Sept 23 - The White Sox beat the Indians in the first game of a doubleheader and have officially clinched the AL Central. Chicago White Sox magic number: Clinched division Let’s take a look at the ChiSox magic number and what they need to do to close out the AL Central. The White Sox have pretty much had a hammer-lock on the division since the All-Star break and have coasted for the most part through the second half. The White Sox have a sizable lead on the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers for first place in the division as we head toward the end of the regular season. The Chicago White Sox are closing in on a AL Central division title this season.
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