September 8, 2014

Massive Tie Scenarios

Despite the Cardinals beating the Brewers on Sunday, the five way tie possibility in the NL remains at 91 wins:

Cardinals 12-7
Giants 13-6
Pirates 17-3
Brewers 17-2
Braves 17-2

In this scenario, the Pirates split with the Braves, take 2 of three from the Brewers, and Milwaukee sweeps their three remaining games from the Cardinals. I’m starting to like the three-way tie for the second wild card better.

In the AL, the six-way tie scenario drops to 91 wins due to the Yankees loss to the Royals:

Royals 12-9
Mariners 13-7
Tigers 13-6
Indians 17-4
Yankees 18-3
Blue Jays 18-2

New York and Toronto play four times, so their combined losses have to total to at least four.

The four-way AL tie did well on Sunday. That tie can happen at 95 wins:

Athletics 15-5
Royals 16-5
Mariners 17-3
Tigers 17-2

Just 2 1/2 games separate the four teams. With three weeks to go, the possibilities are endless.

The best results for Monday:

  • Cleveland beats Lanaheim
  • Detroit bests Kansas City
  • Atlanta defeats Washington
  • Pittsburgh wins over Philadelphia
  • Toronto sends the Chicago Cubs to a loss
  • St. Louis falls to Cincinnati
  • Oakland loses to the Chicago White Sox
  • Milwaukee defeats Miami
  • Seattle and Houston can do either way, slightly favoring Seattle losing

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