The Brewers currently hold the top spot in the National League Central, and they have a great chance to become the first team to clinch a division title, as their magic number stands at 10. The Indians will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Twins on Thursday evening, then will stay at home to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series beginning Friday. The Road AheadĪfter the White Sox wrap up their road series against the Athletics on Thursday, they will head home for a weekend three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, who are currently engaged in a tight battle with the Yankees, Blue Jays, Mariners and Athletics for a wild card spot in the American League. If the season ended today, the White Sox would end up heading to Houston for the Division Series, taking on the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Their magic number to clinch the division stands at 18. With the Rays holding a commanding lead in the race for the best record in the league, it would appear that they will host the winner of the American League Wild Card Game, while the White Sox would be left to take on the American League West champion.Ĭurrently that team would likely be the Houston Astros, as they have a five and a half game lead over the Seattle Mariners in the West. The Houston Astros also lost, leaving them a game ahead of the White Sox for the second seed in the A.L. In the race for the top seed in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays also lost, but they remain seven and a half games ahead of the White Sox for that top spot. If the White Sox clinch the American League Central, it would be their first division title since 2008. The White Sox lost to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, but they still moved one step closer to a division title as the Cleveland Indians lost again to the Minnesota Twins, leaving the White Sox as the only team in the Central Division with a. "In magical season, magic number is down to one after Lester, Ortiz spark Game 5 win.Liam Hendriks Makes Season Debut Months After Cancer Diagnosisĭetroit Tigers – 66-75 (15 GB) White Sox Magic Number: 14 "Boston's Lester pushes Cards to the brink." ( This morning's headlines from each team's city tell the Series story, as you would expect: He allowed one run and four hits in 7 2-3 innings, striking out seven without a walk." The Associated Press writes that he "enhanced his reputation as an October ace with every pitch. Said on Morning Edition, call Ortiz "Cooperstown" - a reference, of course, to theĪs for Monday's game, the other big star for Boston was pitcher Jon Lester. Ortiz, who's known as "Big Papi," has slugged two home runs and has six runs batted in so far in the Series. 750 (with nine hits in 12 at-bats) against the Oakland A's. 144."Īccording to, Ortiz is flirting with a record: Billy Hatcher, then of the Cincinnati Reds, set the single-Series batting record in 1990 when he hit. "All Red Sox players not named David Ortiz have combined for just 22 hits in the World Series. That's the batting average during the Series for Boston's David Ortiz. If the Cardinals win Wednesday, Game 7 would be played in Boston Thursday night.įor us, the eye-popping number of the Series so far is Game 6, which could make the Red Sox the world champions, is Wednesday night in Boston. Louis Cardinals by the score of 3-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven World Series. The headline from Monday night is that theīoston Red Sox beat the St.
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