MLB Streak Watch
Streak Watch in MLB: Oakland Athletics at 9 and Counting
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Streaks are the league's pulse. You can read the whole mood of MLB off who keeps stacking wins and who cannot find the exit, and this morning's board, counted straight from the results table, has some runs worth talking about.
There are five clubs carrying streaks of three games or longer at the moment, which tells you something about how streaky this stretch of the calendar has been.
Riding high
Tampa Bay Rays have won six straight, the longest active run in the league. Winning streaks change how a club carries itself, every bounce feels earned, every close game feels like it belongs to them until somebody proves otherwise.
Washington Nationals carry a 3-game winning run of their own.
The skids
On the other side of the ledger, Oakland Athletics have dropped nine straight. Losing streaks carry their own gravity, the pressing starts, the bounces stop cooperating, and close games keep finding the same ending.
It is not much prettier for Seattle Mariners, losers of 4 straight.
Cincinnati Reds round out the skid list at 3 in a row.
By the numbers
Every active streak of three or more, in one place:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | lost 9 straight |
| Tampa Bay Rays | won 6 straight |
| Seattle Mariners | lost 4 straight |
| Washington Nationals | won 3 straight |
| Cincinnati Reds | lost 3 straight |
Worth remembering
The longest run on the board sits at 9 games, and runs that size have a way of bending a whole week's storylines around them, every broadcast, every pregame note, every nervous manager quote.
None of these runs are forever. Enjoy them as stories, count them honestly, and remember the results table starts blank again tomorrow.
Next up on the slate: Athletics against Tampa Bay Rays. Check back after that one goes final.