MLB Streak Watch
Streak Watch: Oakland Athletics Have Lost 9 Straight (MLB)
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Every result in MLB feeds a streak somewhere, and a few of them have now grown big enough to deserve names. Everything below comes straight off the results; nothing fancier than counting.
Count them up and nine teams are currently on streaks of at least three, so there is no shortage of momentum stories to argue about.
Riding high
The longest active run belongs to Tampa Bay Rays: seven consecutive wins. Nobody stays hot forever, but while it lasts, every night has looked like a rerun of the same comfortable movie.
Washington Nationals carry a 3-game winning run of their own.
Add San Diego Padres to the list too, 3 in a row.
Going the wrong way
The skid to watch belongs to Oakland Athletics, losers of nine in a row. Runs like this always end eventually; the only question is how much damage gets done before they do.
It is not much prettier for Seattle Mariners, losers of 4 straight.
Los Angeles Angels have lost 3 straight themselves, in case anyone at the cold end needed company.
By the numbers
For the record, here is everything currently running at three-plus:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | lost 9 straight |
| Tampa Bay Rays | won 7 straight |
| Seattle Mariners | lost 4 straight |
| Los Angeles Angels | lost 3 straight |
| Boston Red Sox | lost 3 straight |
One more thing
A 9-game run is long enough that it stops being a footnote and starts being the lead, expect it to come up in every broadcast until it ends.
None of these runs are forever. Enjoy them as stories, count them honestly, and remember the results table starts blank again tomorrow.
One to circle: Athletics meet Tampa Bay Rays in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.