The Angels face long odds in making the postseason, but their schedule the next seven days features home games against teams with even worse records, so if there’s a week to make up ground, this is it.
The Diamondbacks are first up, with three games in Anaheim beginning Tuesday night. Arizona has lost eight consecutive series, and is 4-20 over the last four weeks.
Entering Tuesday, the Angels have a 2.9-percent chance of making the postseason per FanGraphs, and 2.5% per Baseball Prospectus. It’s definitely a long shot.
Angels-D-backs schedule
The path to October is thanks to a surprisingly weak American League West, with four losing teams all trailing the A’s.