As MLB playoff races begin to heat up, magic numbers come into play. / Allan Henry-Imagn Images MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, ...

The Cleveland Guardians’ September rise from baseball’s graveyard to holding a playoff spot has been shocking, amazing and hard to believe. It’s just as difficult making sense of the Detroit Tigers ...

UPDATE: Here is link to magic numbers and remaining schedules through Friday, Sept. 19 games The Blue Jays’ lead in the AL East is back up to three games. After dropping two of three last weekend at ...

The Phillies' magic number to clinch the NL East is 11. The Phillies' magic number to clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs is 15. According to MLB.com, the phrase "magic number" is used to ...

The Mets haven’t collapsed like this since their historic choke job in 2007 when they missed the playoffs after holding a seven-game NL East lead over the Phillies with 17 to play. Eighteen years ...

Playing at home with a playoff berth on the line Monday night, the Padres faced a lot of adversity playing the NL Central champion Brewers, who have the best record in the majors. Before their first ...

The Detroit Tigers (83-74) started a six-game homestand on Tuesday with the chance to lock up a spot in the MLB playoffs and with every day their positioning seems to look better. The homestand began ...