Some pleasant thoughts while you try to keep dry:
Even standing still represents progress for a team with a five-game lead.
If the Indians win 24 of their 48 remaining games, that’s .500 baseball, that would leave them with 90 victories. For the Tigers to get to 90 wins, they must win 28 of their remaining 46 games – that’s a .608 winning percentage. No American League team is playing at that pace this season.
If the Indians just hold that lead for the next eight games and are 70-52 at the end of play a week later on Sunday, August 21, the horizon looks a lot brighter. The Tigers would be 66-58 and facing an even steeper hill to get to 90 wins. They would need to win 24 of the remaining 38 games, a .632 winning percentage to get to 90 wins.
The point here is that the Indians’ chances are looking good if they avoid extreme slumps on their own part or a tremendous hot streak by the Tigers.
The Indians have played two fewer games than the Tigers and have six fewer losses. Barring more rainouts, Detroit won’t catch up in games played until Sept. 8.

Just wondering: Baseball counts EVERYTHING. So what is the record for consecutive days with rain delays?

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