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Miami Marlins Holding on to Hope of NL Wild Card Berth

Marlins had an exciting win Tuesday night at home over the Nationals with a final score of 1-0, due in large part to Giancarlo Stanton’s home run.  Earlier in the month, Marlins’ manager Don Mattingly said the chances are slim for the Marlins to make it to the playoffs. Now, with Miami’s third …

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National League Wild Card Race: 3-Team Tie

Tuesday’s Major League Baseball action showed the National League Wild Card race tightening. It evened into a three-way tie between the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets were at the top of the Wild Card position before Tuesday’s action with a record of 80-70, while …

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ESPN’S Sutcliffe on MLB Wild Card Race and Tebow

As the regular season draws to a close, ESPN’s Major League Baseball Analyst Rick Sutcliffe joined “SportScene” with Steve Russel Tuesday to talk about the MLB Wild Card Race and Tim Tebow. Sutcliffe initially opposed the Wild Card but has since turned around to enjoy the idea.  With the season …

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Wild Card Race Coming Down to the Wire

As we approach the end of the 162-game regular season in the MLB, the Wild Card race continues to heat up. After rookie pitcher Alex Reyes and the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Sunday night, the Cardinals pulled themselves within one game of the second spot for …

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NL Wild Card Race Heating Up

With the 2016 MLB regular season wrapping up, there’s  still a close race for the final two wild card spots in the National League. The San Francisco Giants (77-67) and the New York Mets (77-68) are currently in position to win out the final two spots with the Giants leading the Mets by half …

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AL East Pennant Race

With just 19 games left in the regular season, the AL East is currently closely contested with four teams within five games of the divisional leader. If the playoffs started today, it would feature three AL East teams—the division-leading Boston Red Sox and two wild card teams—the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore …

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MLB Playoff Race Remains Competitive

As the hunt for October ensues, Major League Baseball playoff spots are coming down to the wire. Ten teams in the American League and eight National League teams are within five games of getting a chance at competing for a championship. If the season ended today, the Red Sox (East), Indians (Central) and Rangers (West) …

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