pennant races
September baseball drama
Pennant races are the competitive stretch runs at the end of a baseball season when teams battle for division titles or playoff spots.
The pennant itself is the league championship—American or National—so the pennant race is the fight to win it.
The term evokes late-season drama: The pennant race goes down to the final weekend.
Teams "in the pennant race" are still mathematically alive for postseason play.
- magic numberWins needed to clinch
- standingsComparative position list
- stretch runFinal phase of contest
- down the stretchIn the final stage
- game strategyPlan for winning play
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