The Rays, who lost to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, will head home for a four-game set against the Detroit Tigers beginning Thursday.įinally, the Astros will wrap up a four-game set against the Rangers on Thursday, then will head home for a quick three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Indians will finish their series against the Twins on Wednesday, and after a day off will take on the New York Yankees in a three-game set in the Bronx. They’ll then head to Detroit and Cleveland before coming home to wrap up the season with a five-game homestand. ![]() The Road AheadĪfter the White Sox finish off their three-game set against the Angels on Thursday, they’ll hit the road for an 11-game trip, starting with three contests in Texas against the Rangers. That would leave them hosting the winner of the Wild Card Game between the Blue Jays and either the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox, who are currently tied for the second wild card spot and a half-game behind the Blue Jays for the top spot. A one game tie-breaker is played between the two teams, winner take all. Two-way tie for the division or wildcard. The Rays still have an eight-game lead in the American League East despite losing to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, and they would be in the top seed if the season ended today. 2022 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers. With the Rays five games ahead of Houston for the top seed, it’s becoming more likely that the White Sox and Astros will face off in the first round of the postseason, making it their first playoff matchup since the 2005 World Series. Thanks to a win over the Angels on Tuesday and a Houston Astros loss to the Texas Rangers, the White Sox are now just one game behind Houston for the second-seed in the American League. If they clinch the division, it would mark the first time in team history that they have been to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons, and their first divisional title since 2008. Between that and an Indians split of a doubleheader with the Minnesota Twins, the White Sox now have a magic number of seven, and could clinch the division crown as soon as this weekend. The White Sox knocked off the Los Angeles Angels in their series opener on Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. Padres: Reinstated RHP Pierce Johnson (right forearm tendinitis) from the 60-day IL, optioned RHP Reiss Knehr to Triple-A El Paso, reinstated C Austin Nola from the paternity list, and designated OF Matt Beaty for assignment.ĭodgers LHP Andrew Heaney (2-2, 2.94 ERA) and Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (9-6, 3.16) are scheduled to start the series finale Sunday.Managerial Candidates If White Sox' Tony La Russa Doesn't Return Gosselaar, who starred in the TV show ”Saved by the Bell,” chatted with Roberts for several minutes.ĭodgers: Placed RHP Blake Treinen on the injured list with right shoulder tightness, retroactive to Wednesday, and recalled RHP Andre Jackson from Triple-A Oklahoma City. White Sox Magic Number: 17 The White Sox have the smallest magic number of any team in the American League, and trail only the Milwaukee Brewers in that category, as the Brewers’ magic number to. Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who played Padres catcher Mike Lawson in the short-lived Fox drama ”Pitch” in 2016, was wearing a Dodgers cap while watching batting practice. O’Ree was wearing a Padres cap in their old blue-and-white color scheme, and Geren went into the Dodgers clubhouse and got him a new LA cap. O’Ree lives in suburban La Mesa, and Roberts and Geren went to San Diego-area high schools. ![]() ![]() Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O’Ree, the first Black player in the NHL, was at the game for a sponsor promotion and spent several minutes visiting with Roberts, bench coach Bob Geren and right fielder Mookie Betts.
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