Seattle Mariners: Comparing final three weeks with the Wild Card competition
New York Yankees 80-64
- Last 10 games, 2-8.
- 3rd place in Wild Card race – 0.5 games out of playoffs.
Remaining Games
Sept. 14-16 at Baltimore
Sept. 17-19 vs. Cleveland
Sept. 20-22 vs. Texas
Sept. 24-26 at Boston
Sept. 28-30 at Toronto
Oct. 1-3 vs. Tampa Bay
Games vs. playoff contenders – 9
Games vs. sub-500 teams – 10
Analysis
The New York Yankees have 9 games to right their ship. After dropping 11 of the last 15, that won’t be an easy task. Baring a Bronx miracle, it’s hard to see them staying in contention with the way they’ve been playing. Then again, they are the Yankees.
Oakland Athletics 77-66
- Last 10 games, 4-6
- Tied for 4th place in Wild Card race – 3 games out of playoffs
Remaining games
Sept. 14-16 at Kansas City
Sept. 17-19 at LA Angels
Sept. 20-23 vs. Seattle Mariners
Sept. 24-26 vs. Houston Astros
Sept. 27-29 at Seattle Mariners
Oct. 1-3 at Houston Astros
Games vs. playoff contenders – 13
Games vs. sub-500 teams – 6
Analysis
The Athletics, by far, have the most challenging remaining schedule of all the teams still in contention. Worse, they are a combined 8-17 in 2021 versus Seattle and Houston with 13 games against their division rivals.
To qualify for the playoffs, Oakland has to run the gauntlet. Since an early-August seven-game winning streak, the A’s are 10-17. Their recent track record and difficulty of opponents make that seem like climbing Mount Everest.