Seattle Mariners Have a Glimmer of Hope with Latest Playoff Odds
The Seattle Mariners enter play on Tuesday at 4.5 games back in the American League West and 3.0 games back in the American League wild card. The M's have been able to creep back into the wild card race due to continued slip-ups by the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox.
Entering play on Tuesday:
Record | Games Back | |
|---|---|---|
Minnesota Twins | 76-68 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 73-71 | 3.0 |
Detroit Tigers | 73-71 | 3.0 |
Seattle Mariners | 73-71 | 3.0 |
The good news for Seattle is that they are obviously within 3.0 games, which means you are in striking distance. The bad news, obviously, is that that they are tied with two other teams. What's made worse is that the M's don't own the tiebreaker this season over ANY of those teams, so they have to finish at least one game above each of them.
However, there is some good news that was put out by MLB Trade Rumors and Fangraphs on Tuesday:
With less than three weeks to go until the regular season concludes, Seattle’s playoff hopes are looking unlikely but not impossible, as FanGraphs gives the club a 7.7% chance to make the postseason, highest of all AL clubs not currently in playoff position.
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— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) September 10, 2024
Now 7.7 percent is not a lot, but to be rated above both Boston and Detroit is a good piece of news. The Red Sox have a difficult remaining schedule, seeing the Orioles and Yankees this week. What's more is they also play the Twins for three games later this month.
Sadly, the Tigers are listed with an easy schedule the rest of the way. Though they have six games with the Orioles remaining, they get to play both the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies.
The Mariners will be in action on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres at 6:40 p.m. PT. They also have a three-game series with the Astros later this month, so they have a chance to more directly impact the division race.
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