***KC Royals vs Detoilet Tigers---August 17th, 2016***

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Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I feel like passing all those wildcard teams is too much to ask even with the smaller margin. Cleveland is a bigger climb but we have six games left with them, all of which are towards the end of the season. If we got to around 5 games back by the time that first series starts then we have a true chance.

The Yankees and Astros are 1 game ahead of us. The Tigers are only 3.

The Red Sox and Orioles still have to play each other seven times. Somebody has to lose those games. We also have three games vs. the Red Sox. The Red Sox just started an 11 game road trip, and still have a 9 game road trip plus a 10 game road trip in September.

Only catch is the Mariners. Their schedule doesn't look too bad, but they're only 4 games ahead of us too. That's manageable. The two teams that are way out ahead of us still have to play each other a lot. That 2nd wild card really helps. Obviously the first priority is the division though, no doubt. But a good chunk of those wild card teams can be passed by Sept. 1st if we truly stay hot.