Final Days of the Season

[Raji]

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The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder and there are a handful of games remaining on the MLB schedule. It can mean only one thing – October is just around the corner.



Some clubs are neck-and-neck in the postseason hunt while others have been out of the playoff picture for a couple months. But regardless of current situations, there is still money to be had betting the shrinking MLB board.



Check out which teams are finishing the regular season with a bang.



Florida Marlins



The Fish are a mere five games back in the National League wild card race since stringing together nine wins in their last 11 games.



Florida can thank its super sexy infield which features four 30-home run hitters and a rotation that is finally healthy. The Marlins close out the season with a rubber match against the Phillies then trips to Washington and New York.



Cleveland Indians



Don’t mess with Cleveland. Gary Sheffield found out the hard way after Fausto Carmona gave him his best Nolan Ryan imitation. The Indians are perfect in their last five games thanks to solid hitting from unlikely sources like Shin-Soo Choo.



Cleveland is finally back to .500 baseball with a 77-77 record and while it’s out of the wild card race, the Tribe pride themselves on finishing strongly. Following their series with Detroit they travel to Boston and Chicago.



Cincinnati Reds



With their win over the Brewers, the Reds improved to 7-3 in their last 10 contests Saturday. Cincy can book vacation plans for next month but still have a make-up game with the Marlins and trips to Houston and St. Louis.



The red-hot Reds can close out the season on a high note against the struggling Astros and Cardinals. Cincinnati’s arms are the second best in the NL this month with a collective 3.51 ERA.



New York Yankees



In the middle of all the history lessons and soggy eyes, the Yankees are quietly gaining steam to end the year (and life in Yankee Stadium). New York improved to 7-1 in its last nine contests heading into Sunday’s stadium swan song.



The Yanks pitching has been steady, allowing under three runs per game over the last eight. They are 6 ½ games back of Boston in the American League wild card standings and will face the Red Sox in Boston after traveling to Toronto next week.



Oakland Athletics



The drama in the AL West has been over for a while, but the battle for second place still rages. The A’s are just two back of the Rangers after victories in six of their last seven.



Oakland split with Texas, edged the Angels and is currently handling Seattle with all those games coming in McAfree Coliseum. The Athletics leave home for their final games of the sked and head to Texas and Seattle. Both have stumbled down the stretch.

Raji