9/6/22 27 games to play OAK - 37 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW LAA - 28 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW TEX - 28 1/2 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW SEA - 11 Games behind
9/8/22 7AM 25 games to play OAK - 38 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW LAA - 28 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW TEX - 28 1/2 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW SEA - 11 Games behind - Houston hold the tie breaker. __Real e# is 14; most e# lists do not incorporate tie breakers.
19, by my count as of this evening, for the number one seed with 25 games left. Yankees 83 - 55 (24 games left, maxes out at 107 wins). Astros 88-49 so a combination of 19 Astros wins/Yankees losses should clinch it.
With the way Astros currently hitting...facing Ray's pitching? Yah, Yankees aren't clinching 2 seed just yet.
Well that would be unfortunate because due to MLB's dumb playoff formatting the Rays may be the Astros most likely first round match up.
9/13/22 7AM 21 games to play OAK - 40 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW LAA - 30 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW TEX - 30 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW SEA - 11 1/2 Games behind - Houston hold the tie breaker. __Real E# is 9; most e# lists do not incorporate tie breakers. AL Homefield NYY - 6 Games behind - Houston holds the Tie Breaker - E# 14 Tie breaker calculation - Houston Losses plus remaining games = x. (50 + 21 = 71) x - Opponent Losses = Tie and typical E#. Houston Tie breaker advantage subtract 1. (SEA 71-61-1 = 9)
9/14/22 8AM 20 games to play OAK - 44 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW LAA - 31 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW TEX - 30 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW SEA - 12 1/2 Games behind - Houston hold the tie breaker. __Real E# is 8; most e# lists do not incorporate tie breakers. AL Homefield NYY - 6 Games behind - Houston holds the Tie Breaker - E# 13 Tie breaker calculation - Houston Losses plus remaining games = x. (50 + 20 = 70) x - Opponent Losses = Tie and typical E# +1. Houston Tie breaker advantage. (Do not +1. SEA 70-62 = 8) Ignore the wins. They are irrelevant.
9/15/22 7AM 19 games to play OAK - 41 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW LAA - 32 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW TEX - 31 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW SEA - 12 1/2 Games behind - Houston hold the tie breaker. _____Real E# is 7; most e# lists do not incorporate tie breakers. AL Homefield NYY - 6 Games behind - Houston holds the Tie Breaker - E# 13 Tie breaker calculation - Houston Losses plus remaining games = x. (50 + 19 = 69) x - Opponent Losses = Tie and typical E# +1. Houston Tie breaker advantage. (Do not +1. SEA 69-62 = 7) A Houston win and Baltimore loss will clinch a playoff spot.
The easiest way to calculate the division magic number is: Houston's worst record - 93-69 Seattle's best record - 100-62 Since Houston holds the tie break, it's 7.
Not sure if this is the best place for it.... I gotta say I'm a little impressed that the Mariners have been able to play like the Astros for 3 months. It isn't good enough for a division title or even a pseudo World Series, but bless their hearts that they are trying so hard.
9/16/22 7AM 18 games to play OAK - 42 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW LAA - 32 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW TEX - 31 1/2 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW SEA - 13 Games behind - Houston hold the tie breaker. _____Real E# is 6; most e# lists do not incorporate tie breakers. AL Homefield NYY - 6 1/2 Games behind - Houston holds the Tie Breaker - E# 12 Tie breaker calculation - Houston Losses plus remaining games = x. (50 + 18 = 68) x - Opponent Losses = Tie and typical E# +1. Houston Tie breaker advantage. (Do not +1. SEA 68-62 = 6) A Houston win and Baltimore loss will clinch a playoff spot. Baltimore holds the Tie Breaker 2-1. E# 2
9/17/22 2AM 17 games to play OAK - 43 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW LAA - 32 1/2 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW TEX - 31 1/2 Games behind - Eliminated from ALW SEA - 14 Games behind - Houston hold the tie breaker. _____Real E# is 4; most e# lists do not incorporate tie breakers. AL Homefield NYY - 7 1/2 Games behind - Houston holds the Tie Breaker - E# 10 Tie breaker calculation - Houston Losses plus remaining games = x. (50 + 17 = 67) x - Opponent Losses = Tie and typical E# +1. Houston Tie breaker advantage. (Do not +1. SEA 67-63 = 4) Houston clinched a playoff spot. Houston clinches a bye with a win or a CLE loss.
Your last sentence is wrong. Houston will clinch a better record than Cleveland, but Seattle could still win the division.
