10/18/2023 0 Comments Cardinals magic number today![]() ![]() Cardinals/Brewers loser for the other Wild Card spot Brewers for a Wild Card spot (They are 8-8 against each other. Rockies at Dodgers for the NL West (LA won 11 of 18 games head-to-head)Ĭardinals vs. Should the Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, and Rockies all end up tied at either 90, 91, or 92 wins, that would be four teams for three playoff spots. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Rockies could join them both at 91 wins with strong weeks against National League teams that have mostly vanished in September. Louis sweeps Milwaukee then drops two of three games to the Cubs, the Brewers would need to beat the Tigers in two of three game to preserve that tie. The Cardinals taking at least two of three games against the Brewers sure would enhance our chances of a tiebreaker of more than two teams. How the NL could end in a massive tiebreaker Team ![]() Here is how these teams would have to finish to tie at between 90-92 wins. If you want anarchy, this is your dream landscape. It would require a scenario devised by the commissioner’s office that is not yet known. The scenario is so unlikely that MLB in its official rules does not even account for a tie of more than four teams. But imagine just for a moment that Chicago does collapse and we do get our five-team tie. That the Cubs are already at 91 wins makes it all the more unlikely they would join the chaos. The higher end of the scale is where the Colorado Rockies would end up if they win all seven remaining games. Louis sweep gets them to exactly that number by Wednesday, and anything less means Milwaukee adds at least one to their current win total of 89. One of the Brewers and Cardinals is guaranteed at least 90 wins a St. In a massive tiebreak, the final victory total would have to be between 90 and 92 wins. But here’s how things could devolve into pure chaos in the National League. Two-team tiebreakers are great, and three-teamers are even better. That series is key to securing a tie of more than two teams, something that has never happened in Major League history. Louis, with the Brewers owning a two-game lead for the top Wild Card spot. The Milwaukee Brewers and Cardinals meet for three games beginning Monday night in St. Louis Cardinals have the toughest schedule in the final week, playing both teams ahead of them in the NL Central. That is unlikely so for now let’s put Chicago on the back burner. The Chicago Cubs own a 2½-game lead in the National League Central and with a magic number of just two to clinch at least a playoff berth their inclusion in our possible tiebreaker would require a massive collapse in the final week. ![]()
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