September 18, 2014

Massive Tie Scenarios

With the Mariners losing Wednesday night, the most wins for a four-way tie in the AL drops to 92, but the scenario is still alive and kicking as both Detroit and Oakland lost, while the Royals won to tie the Athletics:

Tigers 8-2
Athletics 9-2
Royals 9-2
Mariners 11-0

We have a three-way tie in the loss column, now the Mariners just need to catch up.

The three-way tie for the second wild card saw Atlanta gain on the Brewers, and the most wins stay at 86:

Pirates 5-6
Brewers 7-3
Braves 10-0

This still works as the Pirates start a seven-game stretch against the Brewers and Braves on Friday. Both teams have the opportunity to pin some losses on the Pirates.

The other two ties became long-shots as the Brewers lost:

Giants 5-5
Pirates 8-3
Brewers 10-0

And

Cardinals 5-5
Giants 5-5
Pirates 8-3
Brewers 10-0

A three-way tie between the Cardinals, Giants, and Pirates is less interesting, since there is no extra game played if two teams are tied for the first wild card slot. There would be a playoff for the NL Central title, then the loser automatically goes to the wild card game.

The best results for today:

  • Oakland falls to Texas
  • Pittsburgh can go either way against Boston
  • Milwaukee beats St. Louis
  • Seattle defeats LAnaheim

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