Chase for the pennant: Sunday

September, 16, 2012
9/16/12
1:46
PM CT
Here’s a breakdown of the Chicago White Sox’s playoff picture in the American League Central and in the wild card going into Sunday’s games:

Chicago White Sox (78-66 overall, 42-31 home, 36-35 road)


Lead the American League Central by one game over the Detroit Tigers
Would trail wild-card leaders by 2 ½ games
Last 10 games: 5-5, defeated the Twins on Saturday, play the Twins again on Sunday
Home games remaining: 8 (one with Tigers, three with Cleveland Indians, four with Tampa Bay Rays)
Road games remaining: 10 (one with Twins, three with Royals, three with Los Angeles Angels, three with Indians)

Detroit Tigers (77-67 overall, 43-28 home, 34-39 road)


Trail the White Sox by one game in the Central
Trail the wild-card leaders by 3 ½ games
Last 10 games: 5-5, defeated the Indians on Saturday, play the Indians again on Sunday
Home games remaining: 10 (three with Oakland Athletics, three with Twins, four with Royals)
Road games remaining: 8 (one with Indians, one with White Sox, three with Twins, three with Royals)


Oakland Athletics (84-61, 44-30 home, 40-31 road)


Lead the wild-card standings
Trail the Rangers by two games in the West
Last 10 games: 8-2, defeated the Orioles on Saturday, play the Orioles again on Sunday
Home games remaining: 7 (one with Orioles, three with Mariners, three with Texas Rangers)
Road games remaining: 10 (three with Tigers, three with Yankees, four with Rangers)


Baltimore Orioles (81-64 overall, 42-32 home, 39-32 road)


Second place in the wild-card standings
Trail the Yankees by one game in the East
Last 10 games: 5-5, lost to the Athletics on Saturday, play the Athletics again on Sunday
Home games remaining: 7 (four with Blue Jays, three with Boston Red Sox)
Road games remaining: 10 (one with Athletics, three with Mariners, three with Red Sox, three with Rays)


Tampa Bay Rays (78-67 overall, 39-32 home, 39-35 road)


Trail the wild-card leaders by three games
Last 10 games: 4-6, lost to the Yankees on Saturday, play the Yankees again on Sunday
Home games remaining: 10 (four with Red Sox, three with Blue Jays, three with Orioles)
Road games remaining: 7 (one with Yankees, two with Red Sox, four with White Sox)


Los Angeles Angels (79-67 overall, 40-32 home, 39-35 road)


Trail the wild-card leaders by 2 ½ games
Last 10 games: 6-4, lost to the Royals on Saturday, play the Royals again on Sunday
Home games remaining: 9 (three with Rangers, three with White Sox, three with Mariners)
Road games remaining: 7 (one with Royals, three with Rangers, three with Mariners)


New York Yankees (82-63 overall, 42-29 home, 40-34 road)


Lead the East by one game over the Orioles
Last 10 games: 6-4, defeated the Rays on Saturday, play the Rays again on Sunday
Home games remaining: 10 (one with Rays, three with Blue Jays, three with Athletics, three with Red Sox)
Road games remaining: 7 (three with Twins, four with Blue Jays)
Scott Powers is a general reporter for ESPNChicago.com. He is an award-winning journalist and has been reporting on preps, colleges and pros for publications throughout the Midwest since 1997.

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