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 ...

NEW YORK — The American League playoff field was completed on the final Friday of the MLB regular season while the National League chase for the final two spots became as tight as you can get. In the ...

As MLB playoff races begin to heat up, magic numbers come into play. / Allan Henry-Imagn Images MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, ...

UPDATE: Here is link to magic numbers and remaining schedules through Thursday, Sept. 11 games The Blue Jays’ lead in the AL East is back up to three games. After dropping two of three last weekend at ...

The Phillies' magic number to clinch the NL East is 11. The Phillies' magic number to clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs is 15. According to MLB.com, the phrase "magic number" is used to ...

The Detroit Tigers (83-74) started a six-game homestand on Tuesday with the chance to lock up a spot in the MLB playoffs and with every day their positioning seems to look better. The homestand began ...

The Philadelphia Phillies are National League East Division champions and postseason bound, but the next step is securing a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The ...

After Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning in the East, the Chicago Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2020 when the San Francisco Giants lost their game in Phoenix. Sparked by ...

Some atoms are stable, while others seem to fall apart. Lead-208 will probably last forever, while the synthetic isotope technetium-99 exists for just hours. The difference lies in the structure of ...