LAD Autumn Baseball Magic Number '2', but it's still a long way from winning the Earth...I didn't know you were behind SD
Sep 19, 2024
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The Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees were the first to settle in the postseason, where 12 teams compete.
Milwaukee won 2-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies at American Family Field on the 19th (Korea time), marking 88 wins and 64 losses. However, ahead of the game, I heard that the National League (NL) Central Division championship was confirmed. This is because the Chicago Cubs (77 wins and 75 losses), ranked second in the Central Division, lost 3-5 to the Oakland Athletics in the first game.
Until the previous day, Milwaukee had a 10-game lead over the Cubs. Both teams had 11 games left, and Milwaukee's winning magic number was '1'. In other words, if Milwaukee wins on the day or if the Cubs lose, Milwaukee's victory will be confirmed. Milwaukee players were able to win against Philadelphia, the NL's highest winning team, without any burden on the news that the Cubs lost and automatically confirmed their district championship.
As a result, Milwaukee has won the Central Division title four times in the last seven seasons. This season, it aims to at least advance to the NL Championship Series for the first time in six years since 2018.
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In other words, even if the Detroit Tigers (80-73), ranked fourth in the wild card, win all nine remaining games and the Yankees lose all 10 remaining games, the Yankees will become third in the wild card. In that case, both teams will be 89 wins and 73 losses, with the Yankees leading by 4 wins and 2 losses in their opponents this year according to tiebreaker rules.
In addition, the Yankees will win the district championship on their own if they add six wins in the remaining games. The Yankees are losing to the Baltimore Orioles (84 wins and 68 losses), the second-ranked team in the East Division, with four wins and six losses this season. Therefore, if he loses all 10 games, including the remaining three games against Baltimore, he will be able to secure the No. 1 spot in the East.
The Yankees failed to reach the postseason last year, finishing fourth in the East Division. He failed to advance to the postseason for six consecutive years, which had been going on since 2017. It was a big shock for the Yankees, who shout "win-now" every year. This is why Juan Soto was brought in through a trade last winter.
As of today, the Yankees are also ranked first in AL winning percentage. There is also a very high probability of skipping the wild card series and going straight to the division series.
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He needs to add seven wins out of the remaining 10 games to win the title of the West Division on his own. In other words, the winning magic number in the West is '7'. In this season's showdown between the two teams, the Dodgers are absolutely inferior to each other with three wins and seven losses. Even if they win all three remaining games, they will lose six games to seven, falling behind San Diego in their performance against each other.
In other words, if San Diego wins the remaining nine games and wins 97, it can gain the upper hand even if it wins 96 games. Of course, the magic number can be drastically reduced depending on the results of the remaining three showdowns with San Diego. It will mark 11 seasons out of the last 12 years with the district championship.
However, if the Dodgers add two wins, it will secure third place in the wild card and reach the postseason. In other words, the magic number for the postseason is '2'. He will be on the stage for the fall festival for 12 consecutive years since 2013. If the Dodgers win the district or confirm the wild card, what will Shohei Ohtani look like in the postseason for the first time since his Major League debut.
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