"And yet, here we sit with a few games in hand over the clubs chasing us for one of the three Wild Card slots in the American League with just a few weeks of the regular season remaining. It's going to take a pretty big collapse to miss out on the postseason. The schedule over the next few days isn't crazy hard."
"And yet again, neither was the stretch this past week, right? This wasn't supposed to be a grueling stretch. The Arizona Diamondbacks are a fine enough of a team, and they have a puncher's chance of qualifying for October in their own right. But they also aren't total movers and shakers. These are the tests that a playoff team, hopefully, should pass. We can't be dropping a series this late into the year in the fashion that we did against Arizona."
"Taking care of business during this upcoming Yankees series over the weekend and the bookended A's sets will make me feel a lot better ahead of the final push. It's going to be a tall task for the Rangers or the Royals or whoever to kick us out of the dance by September's end; setting the pace during the next 10-or-so games will go a long way towards solidifying our spot in the bracket."
The team endured an awful week, dropping back-to-back series and suffering a particularly damaging loss to the Red Sox's lineup, appearing rudderless at times and at the mercy of circumstances. Despite the slide, the club holds a few games in hand over rivals competing for three American League Wild Card spots with only weeks left in the regular season. Recent defeats to Arizona were disappointing given an expected manageable stretch. Winning the upcoming Yankees series and the surrounding A's series is critical to solidify postseason positioning. Outfield standout Roman Anthony faces uncertain 2025 availability after placement on the injured list with an oblique issue.
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