![]() ![]() That’s how these Astros have operated since 2015. 100 in hand, Hinch’s club knows it’s a historic achievement. The AL’s Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and MVP awards also could belong to the Astros after the 2019 campaign is complete.īut with win No. The West, then the ALDS, then the AL Championship Series and then another shining World Series trophy. Hinch’s Astros were added to the list with Wednesday night’s 3-2 victory over the Rangers, they wanted much more than 100. Louis Cardinals and the 1929-31 Philadelphia Athletics.Īs A.J. Then you have to go back to the Bobby Cox/Greg Maddux/Tom Glavine/John Smoltz Atlanta Braves (1997-99).Īnd then you have to go way back. The last time it happened before the Astros joined the club Wednesday feels like a long time ago - the 2002-04 New York Yankees. This is all you need to know: In Major League Baseball history, only six teams have won at least 100 games during three consecutive seasons. In this baseball city, during this era, it is now about golden banners - one from 2017 hangs permanently on the left-field light tower - and the magic number of 100. In ’19, we’re already waiting on who they’ll play and what day the AL Division Series starts. In 2015, you were swept up in new joy when the Astros made the postseason for the first time in a decade. Winning the American League West has felt like a formality since mid-May - and I mean no offense to the Oakland Athletics, who have again somehow put together a highly competitive team. But I feel very confident stating this right now, almost eight years after a historic rebuild began and more than a month away from the next Fall Classic: The Astros’ 100th win in 2019 was one of the most impressive moments in franchise history.īut returning to the playoffs has been expected since February in West Palm Beach, Fla. He won only one division title, but it came in 2015 and the Royals won the World Series.Īnd the Indians, in a surprise, are expected to activate Jose Ramirez four weeks after he had surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand.Īll our Twins stuff from the weekend, and there was a lot of it, is here.The fire of October is still to come. He was with the Brewers for six seasons and the Royals for 10, had only five winning seasons, and had an overall losing record (1,201-1,338). The same situation is likely to happen in the National League, where Washington's Howie Kendrick is hitting. 343, has only 348 plate appearances, 152 short. To qualify, a player has to have 3.1 plate appearance for each of his team's games (502 PAs in 162 games). ![]() Twins rookie Luis Arraez can't win the American League batting title even though he has the best average. Cleveland is on the road this week, with three games against the White Sox and three against the Washington Nationals (who are in a wild card battle of their own). The Twins have three games in Detroit and three in Kansas City to finish the season. After a Friday-Saturday on the road, the series would shift to Target Field for games Monday and (if necessary) Tuesday. Most likely scenario is the Twins win the division and would begin a best-of-five playoff series either in New York or Houston on Friday, Oct. If the Yankees and Astros tie, Houston gets the edge because it beat New York in four of their seven meetings this season. 3 seed and play either New York or Houston (whichever has the worst record). If the Twins win the Central, they would be the No. ![]() The Yankees (102-95) and the Astros (102-94) have clinched their divisions. The Indians are tied for the second wild-card spot in the American League with Tampa Bay both are two games behind Oakland. If the teams tie for the AL Central title, there would be a one-game playoff in Cleveland next Monday. The Twins have a 99 percent chance to win the division (but only a 5 percent chance to win the World Series) according to. The Twins (96-60) and the Indians (92-64) are both off today with six games remaining in the regular season and the Twins holding a four-game lead.Ī clinch could happen as early as Wednesday night if the Twins win twice and Cleveland loses at least once because the Twins would have 98 wins and the most the Indians could reach would be 97. The Twins' magic number for clinching the American League Central is 3, meaning any combination of wins for the Twins and losses for second place Cleveland will give the Twins the Central title. ![]()
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