What we can hope for...

So all year we have been talking about going .500 with over .500 teams, and .750 with the rest. I'm a little worried given the fact that games with Boston and The LA/ Anaheim/ California Angels loom in the next week. Ideally we'd wrap up the division, and home field after Boston this weekend, giving everyone 6 games and 10 days to rest before the ALDS.

So:

We can expect Boston to take 2 of 3 from KC, Losing tomorrow with Greinke going against a dismal Byrd. 

Boston's loss would move the Magic number to 8,

I hope that we win the bookends at LAA, with Andy, and AJ going in those games, I don't expect much from Mr. Gaudin.

2 wins from LAA this week would reduce our Magic Number for home field, against the Angels to 4, and the number against boston to 6.

Then comes Boston:

The match-ups are as follows, 

CC vs Lester

Joba vs. Wakefield

and Andy vs. Byrd,

Is it too much to ask for 2?

That would bring the magic number down to 2, and we could easily grab 2 from KC and have 4 days to rest.

The only icing on the cake would be a sweep vs. Boston, clinching Sunday against the chowderheads.

Anyways, mapping it out makes me feel better, and less worried, let's get our pitching sorted out this week, and hope someone wakes up the bats in what could be 2 playoff matchups for our boys.