There are no 163s anymore. It’s for weather make ups. Bottom line, they schedule the World Series the way they want it, and work backwards to schedule the rest. It was fine doing Tue-Wed-Thurs, and starting the DS today.
In 2016, 27 players made their Sox debut. A franchise record at the time.
The last two seasons, 42 players made their Sox debut.
The last three seasons of 100+ losses, 109 players made their Sox debut.
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
Padres at Cubs…winner plays Brewers
Reds at Dodgers…winner plays Phillies
Tigers at Guardians…winner plays Mariners
Red Sox at Yankees…winner plays Blue Jays
There will be no games on Sunday that mean anything if the following happens today:
Cle, Tor, Cin win
Det, Hou, NYY, NYM, Phi lose
and Cubs win or Padres lose
Won’t happen, but it’s a small possibility.
Bad for the Guardians the Red Sox don’t need these last two games. They need to take care of business at home.
Astros up, but Angels would probably like to beat them badly this weekend.
If the Tigers and Guardians win by 9 tonight, they watch Astros and Angels- and if the Angels win- the Tigers, Guardians, and Red Sox all clinch a playoff spot. That would be anti-climactic.
3 games left. Magic numbers to eliminate the Astros and clinch a playoff berth-
Red Sox -1
Guardians- 2
Tigers- 2
Astros in Anaheim. Tigers at Boston. Cle hosts Texas.
Tigers magic number over the Astros is 4,
Chances are the Guardians and Tigers will be playing again next week, and the winner goes to Seattle.
Sucks the Tigers are blowing the division, but get a second chance next week. Six teams after 162 is too many.