With less than two weeks to play, postseason hopefuls are making one last push to clinch a playoff spot. Here's where they stand on our list.
on Wednesday with a Cubs loss, and the Yankees followed suit later that night by beating the Mariners in extra innings toIt's just a matter of time before additional clubs lock up berths -- such as the Phillies, Dodgers and Guardians -- but others still have a lot to play for. In the past week, we've seen the Tigers go on a run that has brought them to just 1.5 games back of the final American League wild card.
Some of these races will go down to the final days of the season -- so, get ready for some exciting baseball! Meanwhile, our expert panel has combined to rank every team based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, Jesse Rogers, Alden Gonzalez and Jorge Castillo to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.looks primed for another big October as he's pitching his best baseball of the season. He has a 1.
Volpe was recently out of the lineup twice in an eight-game span after starting 139 consecutive games, with his starts going to the switch-hitting. Volpe has batted .212 with the lowest OPS and second-lowest wRC+ among qualified hitters since June 6, the day after a three-hit performance increased his batting average to .288 and OPS to .803.
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