Twins, Tigers
AL wild-card race: Twins' loss drops Tigers' magic number to one
With Detroit beating Tampa Bay 4-3 at Comerica Park and the Royals defeating the Nationals 7-4, the idle Mariners were officially eliminated from American League wild-card contention. Later Thursday, the Twins lost to the Marlins in 13 innings, 8-6, so the Tigers' magic number to clinch a playoff spot was reduced to one.
AL wild-card race: Win or lose, Tigers can clinch tonight
The Seattle Mariners (82-77) were officially eliminated from the wild-card hunt on Thursday. Although the Mariners have the same record as the Twins, they would lose every tiebreaker. Even if Seattle went 3-0 while the Tigers or Royals went 0-3, the Mariners still wouldn’t qualify for the playoffs.
Detroit Tigers get another loss from Twins, now 1 win from AL wild-card playoff berth
The Detroit Tigers are three games up on the Twins in the AL wild-card playoff race; they can clinch a berth with a victory vs Chicago at home Friday.
Twins just handed playoff spots to rival Royals, Tigers with embarrassing extra-innings loss
The Twins squandered countless chances in an embarrassing loss to the Marlins, and brought the rival Royals' and Tigers' magic numbers down to one to boot.
Live updates: Royals, Tigers play in key games for Twins' playoff hopes
If both the Tigers and Royals win and the Twins lose, the Twins will be three games back wtih three games to go. That would put Minnesota on life s
SB Nation on MSN16m
A’s vs. Mariners game thread
Sears has been the A’s best and most dependable arm all year so it’s only fitting he’ll kick-off the last series of 2024.
Detroit Tigers turned up aggressiveness after Joey Cora's meeting, then started winning
A base-running meeting led by Detroit Tigers third base coach Joey Cora, which took place Aug. 6 in Seattle, could be the ...
clickondetroit.com8h
Breaking down full Detroit Tigers playoff picture with 3 games left
Detroit just polished off an electric sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, capped by a thrilling comeback on Thursday afternoon. The ...
MLive Ann Arbor on MSN1d
Tigers close in on playoffs: Magic number down to 3
After beating the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, the Tigers’ magic number is now three. That means any combination of Detroit ...
Hosted on MSN11h
Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/27/24: George Kirby, Marwin González, and Shohei Ohtani
With his 56th steal of the season, Shohei Ohtani surpassed Ichiro for the most stolen bases in a year for a Japanese-born ...
SB Nation on MSN8h
The End: Mariners vs. Athletics Series Preview
With wins yesterday from the Royals and the Tigers, the Mariners were officially eliminated from the postseason on their day ...
MLB Playoffs 2024: Postseason schedule, format, tiebreakers, rules
MLB playoffs, six from each league. Two teams from each league (division winners with the best records) will receive first-round byes, while the remaining four teams from each league will compete in ...