Sunday, September 07, 2008

AL Central Race Update

Here's another update on the AL Central race (because you care). No need to talk about Boston, since they are 6 1/2 games up on the Twins in the Wild Card race.

Current records (overall, home, road):
-Chicago: 80-62, 48-23, 32-39
-Minnesota (2 1/2 games back): 78-65, 47-25, 31-40

Here are their remaining schedules:

The White Sox have 20 more games: 10 home and 10 road:
-4 vs. Toronto (.535, 33-37 on the road)
-3 vs. Detroit (.483, 33-39 on the road)
-4 at New York (.531, 40-31 at home)
-3 at Kansas City (.430, 33-41 at home)
-3 at Minnesota (.545, 47-25 at home)
-3 vs. Cleveland (.489, 31-39 on the road)

The Twins have 19 more games: 9 home games and 10 road games.
-3 vs. Kansas City (.430, 28-40 on the road)
-3 at Baltimore (.447, 33-33 at home)
-3 at Cleveland (.489, 38-33 at home)
-4 at Tampa Bay (.603, 53-21 at home)
-3 vs. Chicago (.563, 32-39 on the road)
-3 vs. Kansas City (.430, 28-40 on the road)

Going by the law of averages, the White Sox should go 7-3 at home and 4-6 on the road, to go 11-9 over their last 20 games and end up at 91-71. Meanwhile, the Twins should go 6-3 at home and 4-6 on the road, to go 10-9 over their last 25 games and end up at 88-74. Assuming the Rays end up winning the East, then the White Sox will play the Rays in the ALDS, and the Red Sox will play the Angels.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This blog sucks.

GMYH said...

Sorry. I don't have as much time to devote to it as I used to.