Plus, the A's were seven games behind the Mariners and ended up winning a wild-card spot. 2017: 18 teams within five games of the playoffs, four division races within 4½ games This was the year almost every team was in the battle for the second AL wild card -- the Twins ended ...
after hanging in the middle of the conference top 10 for much of the year, they have heated up at just the right time and are surging into the playoffs.
Just watch the home runs those four superstars have been hitting all year -- especially in the playoffs -- and you'll know they can crush baseballs like nobody else in the game. But we have the stats to back it up, too. By basically every power-hitting metric Statcast has, the ...
Declared 'right-sizing' the business bynepo babyTwins Executive Chair Joe Pohlad, the team used the lack of a TV contract to justify slashing roughly $25 million from the payroll. Sure, they got most of that TV money back when they re-signed with Bally in February, but it's important t...
The Minnesota Vikings, like the rest of the NFL's leading contenders, have their share of mysteries to unwind in the coming weeks. WillSam Darnoldkeep hearing MVP chants down the stretch and deep into the playoffs? Can a defense that has shown some vulnerability against high-caliber passing ...
The RockHounds will meet the Frisco RoughRiders in the best-of-three South Division Championship Series, which will open Tuesday, September 17 at Momentum Bank Ballpark. While their playoff ticket is punched, the club still has unfinished business in the regular season, as the RockHounds and ...
The Vikings put themselves on solid tiebreaker footing with a 6-3 record in NFC play and wins over wild-card competitors New Orleans (7-7), Atlanta (6-8) and Green Bay (6-8). They can likely afford one more loss and still make the playoffs without help elsewhere....
In the playoffs, he pitched to a 3.29 ERA in 13 appearances, including three scoreless outings in the World Series. That included a save in the Rangers’ 3-1 win over the D-backs in Game 3. If Leclerc proves his mettle this spring and early on during the season, Texas should give ...
TWINS SPELL TROUBLE FOR FOES THEY HELPED LEAD THE SHREWSBURY FIELD HOCKEY TEAM TO PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR AND ARE BACK FOR MOREChris Forsberg Globe Correspondent
The Braves and Brewers are strong favorites to make the playoffs at this point, but are a tier below the Phillies and Dodgers in terms of certainty. The D-backs are firmly ensconced in the middle of the third tier along with the Mets, Padres and Cardinals. The ...