The Phillies ' magic number to clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs is 1. If the Phillies win or the Dodgers lose on Sept. 24, Philadelphia will clinch a first-round bye. Phillies remaining ...

The Mariners own the tiebreaker over Detroit as well, so the magic number to clinch a first-round bye is four (assuming the ...

After the madness of the Wild Card Series -- with three winner-take-all games on Thursday, all of them taut and stressful -- ...

Sports analysts and fans alike are realizing that, for the first time since 2001, the Seattle Mariners have a real shot at clinching the American League (AL) West Division title.

New York Yankees play Toronto Blue Jays after Chicago Cubs face Milwaukee Brewers in opening games of the Division Series.

MLB's Division Series is the second of four rounds in the postseason. Eight teams advance to the Division Series, four of which receive a bye by finishing with one of the top two seeds in their league ...

All the sudden, the magic number count isn't so fun for the Detroit Tigers. Rewind back to about a week ago, and it felt like a matter of "how soon" and not "if" the Tigers would clinch the American ...

The Cincinnati Reds have a new magic number following a Sept. 27 win against the Milwaukee Brewers. Learn how they make the playoffs and how to watch.