They're just 3 games behind Minnesota for the final wild card and 6 seed, but they do lose the tiebreaker since they lost the season series 7-6. So essentially theyre 4 games back. Still the way the Twins are playing like plonker, and on paper, it looks like they have tougher schedule, and going into Thursday, they should complete the sweep of Colorado and that puts them 2.5 games back.
Also, Detroit closes out it'd season with a 6 game homestand with the final 3 being against the worst team in history who they've already beaten 9/10 times.
Can you see an avenue whereby Detroit gets the 6 seed and knocks off Houston in the wild card round? AJ Hinch knocking off his old team?? I love the way this team competed even with just 2 starting pitchers Skubal, Cy young favorite, and Montero. Now they've got Mize back, so 3 legit starters is all you need in the playoffs, and since this bullpen has already been battle tested with the many bullpen games, and still managed to be in contention, they have a fighting chance here.
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Detroit Tigers to win the pennant @+7500 odds.
They're just 3 games behind Minnesota for the final wild card and 6 seed, but they do lose the tiebreaker since they lost the season series 7-6. So essentially theyre 4 games back. Still the way the Twins are playing like plonker, and on paper, it looks like they have tougher schedule, and going into Thursday, they should complete the sweep of Colorado and that puts them 2.5 games back.
Also, Detroit closes out it'd season with a 6 game homestand with the final 3 being against the worst team in history who they've already beaten 9/10 times.
Can you see an avenue whereby Detroit gets the 6 seed and knocks off Houston in the wild card round? AJ Hinch knocking off his old team?? I love the way this team competed even with just 2 starting pitchers Skubal, Cy young favorite, and Montero. Now they've got Mize back, so 3 legit starters is all you need in the playoffs, and since this bullpen has already been battle tested with the many bullpen games, and still managed to be in contention, they have a fighting chance here.
There is one intangible I really like and that is last year, they finished with a winning record against every team in the division a popping 35-17 record, yet they finished 78-84 , 6 games under .500, that is absolutely an anomaly as a divisional record as such almost always translates into a division crown.
Well, this year, they have lost the season series to Cleveland and Minnesota 6-7, and currently 3-7 against Kansas city with only 3 remaining. There always seems to be a certain self balancing act in sports. Since they didn't make the playoffs when they should have, it should work out the opposite the following year.
With the new playoff format, the wild card lower seeded teams are advancing. Texas 5 seed vs Arizona 6 seed last year. 2 years ago, Philadelphia and San Diego in the LCS. Point being once you're in the tournament, everybody has the same chance, and the higher seeded teams 1 and 2 get the first round bye and they're running into a buzz saw as the wild card winner has a full head of steam after advancing and just decimated the favored higher seed, a la Arizona sweeping dodgers and Texas sweeping Baltimore. 2 years ago San diego taking down dodgers while Philadelphia knocking off the Braves, both higher seeds and the world series champs the prior 2 years.
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There is one intangible I really like and that is last year, they finished with a winning record against every team in the division a popping 35-17 record, yet they finished 78-84 , 6 games under .500, that is absolutely an anomaly as a divisional record as such almost always translates into a division crown.
Well, this year, they have lost the season series to Cleveland and Minnesota 6-7, and currently 3-7 against Kansas city with only 3 remaining. There always seems to be a certain self balancing act in sports. Since they didn't make the playoffs when they should have, it should work out the opposite the following year.
With the new playoff format, the wild card lower seeded teams are advancing. Texas 5 seed vs Arizona 6 seed last year. 2 years ago, Philadelphia and San Diego in the LCS. Point being once you're in the tournament, everybody has the same chance, and the higher seeded teams 1 and 2 get the first round bye and they're running into a buzz saw as the wild card winner has a full head of steam after advancing and just decimated the favored higher seed, a la Arizona sweeping dodgers and Texas sweeping Baltimore. 2 years ago San diego taking down dodgers while Philadelphia knocking off the Braves, both higher seeds and the world series champs the prior 2 years.
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