The Chicago Cubs enter Friday’s game with the Tampa Bay Rays with a magic number of eight to clinch a playoff berth. Chicago (83-63) has been chipping away at that number the past couple of weeks. The ...

The Chicago Cubs are sneaking up on their first playoff berth in five years after beating the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. The Chicago Cubs made more inroads into their magic number to clinch a National ...

UPDATE: Here is link to magic numbers and remaining schedules through Friday, Sept. 26 games In dramatic fashion, the Mariners have a share of first place in the AL West for the first time since Aug.

The Milwaukee Brewers deserve a lot of respect. They’re a small-market team that makes the playoffs almost every year and they’ll be there again this October. Sporting the majors’ best record, the ...

Mid-to-late-September is the time of year when MLB fans hope to see their team punch its ticket to the postseason. Doing so is easier said than done, but that's always the dream scenario. The easiest ...

The Guardians have pulled off the impossible catching the Tigers for first place in the American League Central after being 15 ½ games out in July. Now they have to finish the job, and the division ...