Fresh off a season sweep of the cross country transplants who stole their logo, the Angels sit at 54-49, a season high 5 games over .500, and a mere 4 games back from Oakland for the second Wild Card.
While the numbers gurus at various sites peg the Angels at only a 5% chance to actually make the big dance, with the current team momentum and chemistry, that 20-1 shot might actually pay off. Here’s how it would probably need to play out.
For this exercise, I’m going to set the second Wild Card goal at 90 wins.