Sep 08 2007
Red Sox Season Update
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- Red Sox record is 86/56 (.606 best in baseball)
- 6.5 games ahead of the Yankees (who lead in the AL wild card by 3 games over the Tigers)
- Magic number to clinch the division is 15
Tempers flare in Orioles-Sox contest
“The Orioles and Red Sox played through a bench-clearing balk on Friday night, an incident that inflamed tempers on both sides and briefly delayed the progress of the game in the fourth inning.”
What is the Magic Number?
The combined number of wins (by the first place team) and losses (by the trailing team) that will eliminate the trailing team from winning the division. The Elimination Number for any team is determined by adding their number of losses to the number of wins for the team leading the division, and subtracting that total from 163.
