PDXFonz
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Very true.It'd be the biggest collapse in decades if so.
Orioles have to win 4 MORE games than the Mariners to overtake them in the last 9 games.
Which means if the Mariners just go 5-4 Orioles can't lose a game.
If Mariners go 2-7 Orioles have to go 6-3.
Magic numbers focus on what the team can control though. Basically just phrasing of a mathematical formula. Seattle could make the wild card and lose the rest of their games. Magic numbers stating that they are guaranteed to qualify if they win x amount of games regardless on the outcome of any opponent.
It’s also sports, so you wouldn’t necessarily expect them to need to win the max required amount of games in order to qualify.