#BREWERS MAGIC NUMBER SERIES#
Giantsįresh off a crushing defeat at the hands of the Mets on Sunday Night Baseball (we’ll get to that in a minute), the Phillies and Giants were tied 2-2 in the first game of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Below are the 10 best Phillies home runs of 2022 thus far. And yes, some came just prior to a crushing defeat at the hands of the bullpen. But it was just the latest in a number of impactful dingers the Phillies have hit this season. On Wednesday, it was back-up catcher Garrett Stubbs’ turn to take part in the dramatics, launching a two-strike, two-out, three-run home run that transformed a damaging series loss to the Marlins into a potentially transformative victory. Four of them have been wins, three of them losses. Phillies game win probability charts, like this one below from Fangrahs, have been the norm so far this season.ĭating back to May 15, the Phillies have played 29 games and 7 of them (24%), nearly a quarter, have ended in walk-offs.
#BREWERS MAGIC NUMBER FREE#
“Just in general we’ve gotta not give free passes,” Ross said.Ĭlick here to follow the Cubs Talk Podcast.If it feels like the 2022 Phillies season has been one of the wildest in recent memory, it’s not just you.
Boston turned the ball over 16 times in Game 4, which is the teams magic number. Not much better than with how they lined up before the trade deadline - even on a night they didn’t trail until the bullpen’s late-inning debacle.Ĭubs pitchers walked nine in the game, including two that eventually scored and two more that forced in runs. Carelessness with the ball doesnt help, though. And it’s nice to come in here with a newer group and see how we line up with that.” But they’ve definitely established themselves as one of the better teams in Major League Baseball. A teams Magic Number is determined by adding the leading teams number of wins to the trailing teams number of losses. So we’re going to try to kick their butt this weekend. See tweets, replies, photos and videos from BrewersMagicNum Twitter profile. “And they’ve definitely had our number this year. “They’ve been good for a while now,” Ross said. but what does that mean About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new. Not to mention finishing off by far their best season ever against the Cubs (the 14-3 mark, by the way, already clinching that distinction). The Milwaukee Brewers 'magic number' stands at 18. Not that it matters a lot - even to the Cubs - at this point, with the Cubs long ago eliminated and the Brewers in command of the division for two months, reaching 90 wins with Friday’s comeback over the Cubs.Ī Brewers win over the Cubs combined with a Padres loss to the Cardinals Saturday would be the postseason berth clincher for the Crew - but keep the Cardinals alive for the division for at least a game past the weekend.Ī Brewers sweep of the Cubs and Padres wins the next two days over the Cards would clinch a second division title in four years for the Brewers - the second time in history they’d clinch by beating the Cubs. For example, 163, minus 89 (Brewers wins), minus 69 (Reds. Subtract the number of wins from the frontrunner and then the number of losses from the next-closest team.
#BREWERS MAGIC NUMBER PLUS#
“I don’t think you ever really enjoy a division rival celebrating in front of you,” Cubs manager David Ross said. To calculate a magic number, start with 163 (the total number of games in an MLB season plus one, since we’re going for an outright win in the standings and not a tie. Three lost series to the Brewers in April alone, a three-game sweep in June by a 19-run margin, a four-game sweep at Wrigley in August by a 28-run margin and a four-walk, four-run eighth inning Friday that gifted the Brewers their 10th straight win over the Cubs.Ībout all that’s left is for the Brewers to clinch a postseason berth or another division title against the Cubs - which Friday’s 8-5 loss to the Brewers kept in play during this final series of the season between the teams. MILWAUKEE - The Cubs thought they got their fill of the Brewers in 2018, when Milwaukee went 7-0 the final week of the season to catch the Cubs in the standings, then beat the Cubs in the tiebreaker to celebrate their Game 163 clincher at Wrigley Field.