Adam Wainwright is back after having Achilles surgery 5 months ago.
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This is the best case scenario for baseball fans...
There's a strong possibility that the playoff picture may not be complete until after the final day of play on Sunday.
Good stuff!
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Tulo going to get a few swings to get ready for postseason.
Troy Tulowitzki (shoulder) is scheduled to face "live pitching in a simulated environment" on Friday.
Assuming all goes well, he could make his return to the Blue Jays' lineup on Saturday. Tulowitzki hasn't played since September 12 with a small crack in his left shoulder blade, but he expects to be ready to go for the postseason.Comment -
With four days to go, three-way tie for second AL wild-card spot possible
By Mike Axisa | Baseball Writer
October 1, 2015 1:48 am ET
There are now only four days remaining in the 2015 regular season. That's kind of a bummer. The season seems to go by a little quicker with each passing year. That's okay though, postseason baseball is a blast.
Following Wednesday's action, seven of the 10 postseason spots have been claimed. The Mets, Dodgers, Cardinals, Pirates and Cubs are the NL field. That is all set. In the AL only the Royals and Blue Jays have clinched. The Rangers have a 2 1/2 game lead on the Astros in the AL West and will open a four-game series with the Angels on Thursday. The Halos are three back of Texas. That'll be fun.
The Yankees blew a chance to clinch a postseason spot Wednesday night, but they still have a comfortable 2 1/2 game lead for the top wild-card spot. They have three-game lead for a wild-card spot in general. Their magic number is one, so they can clinch any day now. They're in the driver's seat.
The second AL wild-card spot is still very much up in the air. It's a three-team race right now between the Angels, Astros and Twins. Here are the standings following Wednesday's action:
Pretty tight! Unless the Angels manage to win the first three games of their upcoming series against the Rangers, the second AL wild-card spot is the best remaining postseason race. Heck, it might be the only remaining postseason race by Thursday night.
With three teams bunched so close in the standings, the possibility of a three-way tie for the second wild-card spot exists. The Angels, Astros and Twins can all finish tied anywhere in the 83-79 to 86-76 range. Obviously a lot would have to fall into place for that to happen, but it is possible.
So what happens if there is a three-team tie for the second wild-card spot? Here are the tiebreaker rules:Three-Club Tie for One Wild Card Spot:There is a long set of criteria in place to determine the A, B and C designations. They're based on head-to-head records against the other two teams and all sorts of other stuff. The math is gory.
After Clubs have been assigned their A, B and C designations, Club A would host Club B. The winner of the game would then host Club C to determine the Wild Card Club.
Anyway, long story short, the Astros, Angels and Twins would be designated teams A, B and C for the tiebreaker games. You want to be team C, because then you only have to play one tiebreaker game to win the wild-card spot. Team A plays team B, and the winner plays team C for the wild-card spot. Nice and simple, right?
I'm not sure when MLB expects all that to happen -- the season ends Sunday, Monday is an off-day reserved for tiebreakers, and the AL wild-card game is scheduled for Tuesday. Would both tiebreaker games be played Monday as part of a doubleheader? That seems unfair, though it would be chaotic and fun.
Chances are we won't see a three-team tie for the second wild-card spot only because so much has to fall into place for it to happen. That's a shame. It would be a lot of fun. A two-team tie for the wild-card spot could happen too -- the teams would play a tiebreaker game Monday -- and I'd settle for that. That's would be neat.
If you're a fan of massive tiebreaker scenarios and play-in games, please come join me on Team Entropy. With four days left in the season, we're dangerously close to a three-team tie scenario for that second wild-card position.
Angels lost Twins won Astros were idle so the magic number for both is 3Comment -
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wow two extra games for wild card tie breaks?
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Bob Gibson sets World Series K record
On Oct. 2, 1968, the Cardinals RHP struck out 17 Tigers in Game 1 of the World Series, breaking Sandy Koufax's previous World Series record of 15 -- which was set five years earlier to the day.Comment -
Reds have no one to look down on
Entering Wednesday, 121 of the 122 current major professional sports franchises had finished in sole possession of last place in their division at least once since the start of 1984. On Wednesday night the single outlier had its longest streak of nonfutility in pro sports snapped as the Cincinnati Reds clinched last place in the NL Central.
Cincinnati’s stretch of avoiding the cellar was the longest active streak across the four major sports leagues. That distinction will now belong to the San Antonio Spurs at 28 straight seasons. The NFL's longest active streak is the Steelers' 26 straight seasons. The NHL's longest belongs to the Red Wings, 24 straight.
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I was not aware of this streak... That really puts the icing on the cake for the Reds this season.!!!!Comment -
Doubleheaders tomorrow but weather bad tomorrow tooComment -
Astros and Angels won, and Twins lost and they are outComment -
Bye bye twinsComment -
wow... What a game the Rangers & AngelsComment -
The last scheduled day of the regular season ends up having hugh implications for several teams.
I cannot believe the Pirates lost to the Reds tonight at PNC! Brutal beat!
Then again, the Reds have had their number all year.
Sunday should be fun!
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Scherzer was ridiculous tonight. No hitter with 17 Ks.Comment -
Scherzer with his second no-hitter of the year!
He even got a hit!
Scherzer
(W, 14-12)9.0 0 0 0 0 17 0 109-80 2.79 Comment -
Turner SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 16 .250 .325 .361 Taylor CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 17 .230 .282 .360 Escobar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 15 .314 .375 .415 Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 20 .271 .358 .425 Ramos C 3 0 0 1 0 2 13 .229 .258 .358 den Dekker RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 17 .255 .318 .490 Moore LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 15 .203 .250 .364 Difo 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 Uggla 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 .183 .298 .300 Scherzer P
3 0 1 0 0 1 7 .217 .239 .217 Comment -
Up to the minute...
Here we go...
x -Toronto Blue Jays 93 68 .578 - 53-28 40-40 888 658 +230 L1 7-3 100.0% y -New York Yankees 87 74 .540 6 45-36 42-38 760 689 +71 L2 4-6 100.0% Baltimore Orioles 80 81 .497 13 46-31 34-50 704 689 +15 W4 5-5 0.0% Tampa Bay Rays 79 82 .491 14 41-42 38-40 632 639 -7 W1 6-4 0.0% Boston Red Sox 78 83 .484 15 43-38 35-45 747 750 -3 L3 6-4 0.0% x -Kansas City Royals 94 67 .584 - 51-30 43-37 718 640 +78 W4 6-4 100.0% Minnesota Twins 83 78 .516 11 46-34 37-44 695 694 +1 L2 5-5 0.0% Cleveland Indians 80 80 .500 13.5 38-41 42-39 666 639 +27 W2 6-4 0.0% Chicago White Sox 76 85 .472 18 40-40 36-45 622 695 -73 W2 4-6 0.0% Detroit Tigers 73 87 .456 20.5 38-43 35-44 683 803 -120 L4 4-6 0.0% z -Texas Rangers 87 74 .540 - 42-38 45-36 742 731 +11 L2 5-5 100.0% Houston Astros 86 75 .534 1 53-28 33-47 726 613 +113 W3 6-4 89.1% Los Angeles Angels 85 76 .528 2 49-32 36-44 659 666 -7 W2 8-2 10.9% Seattle Mariners 75 85 .469 11.5 35-44 40-41 648 717 -69 L2 2-8 0.0% Oakland Athletics 67 93 .419 19.5 34-47 33-46 685 721 -36 W2 3-7 0.0% x -New York Mets 89 72 .553 - 48-32 41-40 682 613 +69 L5 4-6 100.0% Washington Nationals 83 78 .516 6 46-35 37-43 703 634 +69 W3 5-5 0.0% Miami Marlins 71 90 .441 18 41-40 30-50 611 671 -60 W2 7-3 0.0% Atlanta Braves 65 95 .406 23.5 40-39 25-56 565 760 -195 W1 5-5 0.0% Philadelphia Phillies 62 99 .385 27 36-44 26-55 619 807 -188 L2 5-5 0.0% * -St. Louis Cardinals 100 60 .625 - 55-26 45-34 647 517 +130 L1 6-4 100.0% y -Pittsburgh Pirates 97 64 .602 3.5 52-28 45-36 693 596 +97 L1 6-4 100.0% y -Chicago Cubs 96 65 .596 4.5 49-32 47-33 686 607 +79 W7 7-3 100.0% Milwaukee Brewers 68 93 .422 32.5 34-46 34-47 654 734 -80 L3 5-5 0.0% Cincinnati Reds 64 97 .398 36.5 34-47 30-50 640 750 -110 W1 1-9 0.0% x -Los Angeles Dodgers 91 70 .565 - 54-26 37-44 661 592 +69 W3 5-5 100.0% San Francisco Giants 84 77 .522 7 47-33 37-44 693 620 +73 W1 5-5 0.0% Arizona Diamondbacks 78 83 .484 13 38-42 40-41 715 710 +5 L2 5-5 0.0% San Diego Padres 74 87 .460 17 39-42 35-45 647 725 -78 L2 4-6 0.0% Colorado Rockies 67 94 .416 24 36-45 31-49 730 841 -111 L1 4-6 0.0% Comment -
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Glossary
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- PCT: Winning Percentage
- GB: Games Back
- HOME: Home Record
- ROAD: Road Record
- RS: Runs scored
- RA: Runs allowed
- DIFF: Run Differential
- STRK: Current Streak
- L10: Record last 10 games
- POFF: % chance of making the playoffs
- z: Clinched Playoff Berth
- y: Clinched Wild Card
- x: Clinched Division
- *: Clinched Best League Record
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Never seen a guy have a season like Grienke. ERA of 1.65. Although in dodger stadium. Very impressive.Comment -
a lot of great pitching performances this yearComment -
And almost tossed one against the Reds in his previous outing on Sept 28...Scherzer with his second no-hitter of the year!
He even got a hit!
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(W, 14-12)9.0 0 0 0 0 17 0 109-80 2.79
Out Standing Job!!!!!!!Comment -
Sorted by ERA leaders
Sortable Pitching RK PLAYER TEAM GP GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV BLSV WAR WHIP ERA 1 Zack Greinke LAD 32 32 222.2 148 43 41 40 200 19 3 0 0 9.4 0.84 1.66 2 Jake Arrieta CHC 33 33 229.0 150 52 45 48 236 22 6 0 0 8.6 0.86 1.77 3 Clayton Kershaw LAD 32 32 229.0 161 62 55 42 294 16 7 0 0 7.3 0.89 2.16 4 Gerrit Cole PIT 32 32 208.0 183 71 60 44 202 19 8 0 0 4.6 1.09 2.60 5 Jacob deGrom NYM 29 29 187.0 149 59 54 36 198 14 8 0 0 4.6 0.99 2.60 6 John Lackey STL 32 32 214.0 206 68 64 53 171 13 9 0 0 5.7 1.21 2.69 7 Matt Harvey NYM 29 29 189.1 156 62 57 37 188 13 8 0 0 4.5 1.02 2.71 8 Max Scherzer WSH 33 33 228.2 176 74 71 34 276 14 12 0 0 6.9 0.92 2.79 9 Madison Bumgarner SF 32 32 218.1 181 73 71 39 234 18 9 0 0 4.8 1.01 2.93 10 Carlos Martinez STL 31 29 179.2 168 65 60 63 184 14 7 0 0 3.8 1.29 3.01 Comment -
Hoping for a little bonus baseball on Monday?
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Hard luck pitcher Shelby Miller finally got a win breaking that long losing streak.Comment -
When is the last time someone was close to Grienkes 1.68 era? He should get Cy Young but a lot of people say he wontComment
