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When can the Padres clinch a playoff spot? A quick Magic Number explanation
A Magic Number in baseball parlance is the distance a team is from clinching a spot in the playoffs. Right now the Padres Magic Number is 10. When it reaches zero, they are in the postseason. How it drops to zero is both simple and, this year, a bit convoluted.
Padres News: How the Padres can Secure a Playoff Spot and Understanding their Magic Number
For the Padres, every victory they achieve or loss incurred by their rivals—specifically the Mets and Braves—brings this number down. Each win for the Padres or loss for these competitors will chip away at the Magic Number, creating a sense of urgency as the season concludes.
Padres hold on to beat Astros on good all-around night
Yu Darvish goes six scoreless innings, Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar hit home runs and Padres increase lead in wild-card race; Luis Arraez appears OK after tweaking knee
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Padres Notes: Dylan Cease Delivers, Yu Darvish's Streak, Michael King's Resurgence
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finished the job Wednesday against the Houston Astros, riding the hot hand of Dylan Cease 4-0 to ...
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Dodgers magic numbers
I think of it in two separate parts. One is the regular season goal, which is to win the division, and put ourselves in the ...
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On Friar Podcast: Padres Look Primed for a Deep Run with Ryan Phillips
LISTEN: With NBC 7 San Diego's Darnay Tripp and Derek Togerson behind the mic, On Friar will cover all things San Diego ...
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Behind Manny Machado, the Padres are already experiencing October baseball
"To see him go about his business the way he’s doing, it’s just beautiful,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said of Machado.
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Padres fall to Astros in 10 innings, lose no ground to Dodgers, D-backs, Braves in playoff race
After wiggling out of a first-inning jam, King had retired nine in a row when Kyle Tucker singled to start the fourth inning.
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Astros magic number tracker: Julio Rodriguez helps Houston with major gaffe
The Astros return home Thursday to start their final 2024 homestand, a seven-game set against the Los Angeles Angels and then ...
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Cease shuts down Astros; Padres belt four HRs
SAN DIEGO -- Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano ...
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2024 Magic Number Tracker: Counting Down to the MLB Playoffs
Magic numbers as of games on September 18, 2024. The Phillies will clinch a first-round bye with a combined total of eight ...
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Josh Hader loves living 'rent free' in minds of bitter Padres fans
Josh Hader left San Diego after a stellar 2023 campaign in his first full season with the Padres. The Houston Astros closer ...
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