This race is still in play as the Phillies have not played well over the past week or so. Milwaukee needs to win out and Philadelphia needs to lose out in their respective final series. If the Brewers lose or the Phillies win a combination of 1 games over the remainder of the year, then the Brewers are eliminated. The Brewers trail the Philadelphia Phillies for the third and final wild card spot this year. The Brewers elimination magic number for the NL Wild Card race is currently: 0 *as of 10/3/22 with 2 games remaining It was practically an unthinkable scenario waking up on August 1st that this could be the case, especially with so much time left in the season, but here we are. There is no Game 163 so even if the Brewers tie, the Cardinals win the division. Even with a magic number of 1, the Cardinals win the division because the number being 1 means the best possible outcome is a tie, and the Cardinals hold the tiebreaker. The Brewers have been eliminated from the NL Central and the Cardinals have clinched. Milwaukee’s elimination number is the same as the magic number to clinch for the St. The Brewers elimination magic number for the NL Central is currently: 0 *as of 9/28/22 with 7 games remaining The Brewers are eliminated They were 3 games ahead of the St Louis Cardinals for first place in the NL Central and have since fallen several games back. The Brewers have been on a downward trend ever since the August 2nd Trade Deadline. This story will be updated regularly as the Brewers’ magic number changes throughout the remainder of the regular season. The Dodgers are the top seed in the NL and will play either the Mets or Padres.The Milwaukee Brewers are on the outside looking in for a playoff spot in the 2022 MLB postseason. If the playoffs started today, they would have a first round bye and would play either the Phillies or the Cardinals in the NLDS starting on October 11. The Braves’ magic number to clinch the NL East and the No. Things still aren’t in stone in the National League’s playoff picture, but it is starting to come into focus. The Padres will close things out at home against the Giants. The Brewers will host the Diamondbacks starting Monday while the Phillies will travel to Houston to take on the Astros. The Phillies defeated the Nationals, 8-1 Sunday and are now just a game back of the Padres and lead the Brewers by two full games. The Padres fell to the White Sox Sunday, but cliched a spot in the postseason thanks to Brewers’ loss to the Marlins. A win by Atlanta or a loss by New York, who will close out the season against the Nationals, will give the Braves a fifth-straight division title and the No. Their win Sunday night gave them a 10-9 edge in the season series against the Mets and thus cut their magic number to clinch the NL East to just one. The Braves will head to Miami where they will begin a three-game series against the Marlins on Monday. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres clinched a spot in the postseason while the Philadelphia Phillies tightened their grip on the final wild card spot. The Braves completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 5-3 win on Sunday and now lead the NL East division by two full games with three to play. As the 2022 MLB regular season enters its final three days, the Atlanta Braves are on the cusp of another division championship.
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