Yesterday at 02:03 AM1 day Hou- 6 games left + 1 because they didn’t win the season series = 7 minus 3 games up in loss column equals 4Tex- 6 games left (we won the season series so we don’t add 1) 6 minus 2 games up in the loss column equals 4 Edited yesterday at 02:04 AM1 day by flavum
Yesterday at 02:09 AM1 day 11 minutes ago, flavum said:Lip, pay attention. It’s 4.It's actually 3 at the moment because the Jays have the tiebreaker over the Astros. It can get complicated if it ends up being a 3 way tie where the Astros would end up winning the tiebreaker on aggregate head to head record. Edited yesterday at 02:10 AM1 day by chw42
Yesterday at 02:13 AM1 day 8 minutes ago, flavum said:Hou- 6 games left + 1 because they didn’t win the season series = 7 minus 3 games up in loss column equals 4Tex- 6 games left (we won the season series so we don’t add 1) 6 minus 2 games up in the loss column equals 4I'll take your word for it because the machinations have lost me!
Yesterday at 02:17 AM1 day 3 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:I'll take your word for it because the machinations have lost me!Easiest way for me to figure it out is since Houston has the tie breaker over us if they go underrated the rest of the way the Astros will finish with 83 winsSox are currently at 80 wins so need 4 more wins (or Houston loses) to not be caught
Yesterday at 02:21 AM1 day The best record Houston can currently end up with is 83-79. They have tie-breaker over the Sox. Thus the Sox need to get to 84 wins to finish ahead of Houston. Magic number = 4.The best record Texas can finish with is 84-78. The Sox hold the tie-breaker over Texas so they only have to tie them to win the WC. Thus the Sox need to get to 84 wins. Magic number = 4.
15 hours ago15 hr Elimination numbers per MLB, I'm not trying to do the mathToronto 3 - Sox hold tiebreaker Houston 4 - see above We know the situation in the division.
15 hours ago15 hr Baseball Reference and CBS Sports this morning prediction odds have the Sox and Guards tying for the Division of course with the Sox winning because of the tie breaker, I guess they think the Sox have the easier schedule but you still have to play the games and for me 1967 is still fresh in my mind.
15 hours ago15 hr Just win. Win the first two against KC, and the magic number could be 1 or even 0 by then. But they should still be fighting for the division.
12 hours ago12 hr I hope the Sox clinch the postseason spot when the A’s beat Astros late a Thursday night. Stay focused on the 2-seed.
10 hours ago10 hr Author Will the Sox pop champagne when they clinch a playoff spot?Im thinking they might save the champagne celebration for a potential division title, but then what if that never occurs.Then no champagne celebration?
10 hours ago10 hr 5 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:Will the Sox pop champagne when they clinch a playoff spot?Im thinking they might save the champagne celebration for a potential division title, but then what if that never occurs.Then no champagne celebration?If they don’t win it on the field, wait til the Central is settled, win or lose. Celebrate with the fans on Sunday. Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by flavum
1 hour ago1 hr Both Toronto and Baltimore down to 2 for their elimination and they have 2 more against each other.
19 minutes ago19 min 10 hours ago, flavum said:If they don’t win it on the field, wait til the Central is settled, win or lose. Celebrate with the fans on Sunday.I imagine MLB will want some sort of photoshoot with the white Sox in their playoff merch. Probably a small celebration.
12 minutes ago12 min On 9/20/2026 at 10:21 PM, JTB said:The best record Houston can currently end up with is 83-79. They have tie-breaker over the Sox. Thus the Sox need to get to 84 wins to finish ahead of Houston. Magic number = 4.The best record Texas can finish with is 84-78. The Sox hold the tie-breaker over Texas so they only have to tie them to win the WC. Thus the Sox need to get to 84 wins. Magic number = 4.Worst record the white Sox can end up with is 80-82. If the Sox go .500, the Astros have to go perfect. By the way Houston are 2-9 against the mariners this year.On 9/20/2026 at 10:21 PM, JTB said:The best record Houston can currently end up with is 83-79. They have tie-breaker over the Sox. Thus the Sox need to get to 84 wins to finish ahead of Houston. Magic number = 4.The best record Texas can finish with is 84-78. The Sox hold the tie-breaker over Texas so they only have to tie them to win the WC. Thus the Sox need to get to 84 wins. Magic number = 4.
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