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There are some tighter races in the American League. The Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros are neck-and-neck as they fight for the NL West title, and there's a logjam in the AL wild card race behind the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays lead the AL Central and East, respectively.
The Mets haven’t collapsed like this since their historic choke job in 2007 when they missed the playoffs after holding a seven-game NL East lead over the Phillies with 17 to play. Eighteen years later,
Detroit Tigers magic number is nearly single digits with 17 games remaining. Here's when they can clinch the AL Central to earn MLB playoff berth.
The Boston Red Sox’ calling up of Roman Anthony was probably one of their best in-season moves, as it turned them from their usual mediocre selves into a true playoff contender. However, the way they handled his call up may have consequences.
September has arrived, which means October baseball—a.k.a. Major League Baseball's postseason—is just around the corner.
Who’s the favorite to win the World Series this year? Uh, can we get back to you once a team has won three games in the World Series? No? You want to know now? Oof. That’s a problem. See, it’s always
Even after dropping two of three against the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays move up to the number three spot in the most recent edition of MLB.com's power rankings.
Division leaders with diminishing leads clash Tuesday night when the Houston Astros visit the Toronto Blue Jays for the opener of a three-game series.