How the Mariners can clinch a playoff spot and end their postseason drought
The Seattle Mariners are going on a 10-game homestand to close out the regular season. There is a 99.9% chance that one of the games will end with a playoff clinching celebration. The focus is on the Orioles. The White Sox are not considered a threat to the Mariners. They have a better chance of winning the head-to-head series. It's also true that the Rays could fall past the M's and the Blue Jays could potentially fall too.
The earliest the Mariners can clinch a playoff spot is Thursday. Their magic number is six.
The final 10 games are as follows: Mariners play three games against Texas, three against Oakland, four vs Detroit, Orioles play 3 vs Boston, 3 against Yankees, and 3 versus Toronto. All three of these teams have been eliminated from the playoffs. Boston was eliminated last night, the Yankees have clinched a playoff birth but not officially the division, Toronto has a 2.5 game lead over Tampa in the Wild Card.
Mariners need to sweep Texas and lose three games to Baltimore to clinch a playoff spot.
To clinch a playoff spot on Friday, the Mariners need four wins in four days and two Baltimore losses in the next four.
There have been four wins in four days for the Mariners and four losses for Baltimore.
The Mariners need to win five times in five days to clinch a playoff spot. They need one Baltimore loss in 5 days.
The Mariners can clinch a playoff spot with five wins in five days. Baltimore has five losses in 5 days, so they can't clinch it in that time.
The Mariners need six wins in six days to clinch a playoff spot. If they win all six games, they will end their postseason drought. If the team loses all the games in a row, it will not clinch.
Six Mariners wins in six days is not enough. Baltimore has lost one game in 6 days. Baltimore also has won one day in 5 days, but lost the other day.
The Mariners need to win one game and lose none to clinch a playoff spot on Monday. If they win more than six games beyond Monday, they will have to lose one and the other team will need not to have won any more.
The Mariners are trying to clinch a playoff spot and end their postseason drought.
