THE 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD RACE
THROUGH ALL GAMES OF Wednesday, 9/21/2016:
| TEAMS | W | L | PCT. | GBWC1 | GBWC2 | GL | |
| BLUE JAYS | 83 | 69 | .546 | LEADS | + 1.0 | 10 | |
| ORIOLES | 82 | 70 | .539 | – 1.0 | LEADS | 10 | |
| TIGERS | 80 | 70 | .533 | – 2.0 | – 1.0 | 12 | |
| ASTROS | 81 | 71 | .533 | – 2.0 | – 1.0 | 10 | |
| MARINERS | 80 | 72 | .526 | – 3.0 | – 2.0 | 10 | |
| YANKEES | 79 | 72 | .523 | – 3.5 | – 2.5 | 11 | |
| ROYALS | 77 | 75 | .507 | – 6.0 | – 5.0 | 10 |
GL above = Games Left to Play
And Down the Stretch Comes the dust storm! … Jays and O’s holding onto win and place, but losing ground …. Tigers holding at 3rd, but also losing pace on a wet spot …. as Astros burst through a hole on the rail to pull nose-to-nose with the Ausmus jockey horse …. M’s and Yanks find the same rail seam to also close the gap on the two big leaders at the 5 and 6 spots …. as the champion Royals slip further out of serious chances at the 7 hole.
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Bill McCurdy
Publisher, Editor, Writer
The Pecan Park Eagle
Houston, Texas
Tags: 09/21/2016, AL Wild Card Update, Thru Wed.
The Pecan Park Eagle 
September 22, 2016 at 1:05 pm |
I am sure all Astros fans are Red Sox fans today and the last 3 days 🙂
September 22, 2016 at 1:42 pm |
Great to still be alive, but I sure wish this was for more than a “play-in” game and at least a best of three or best of five real series spot.
September 22, 2016 at 4:53 pm |
Bill: Your “Down the stretch they come!” theme reminds me of the George Jones song, The Race Is On:
“Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They’re trying not to fall
My heart’s out of the running
True love’s scratched for another’s sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all.”
Here’s hoping the ‘Stros can gallop in at the finish line.