MLB Streak Watch
Streak Watch: Oakland Athletics Have Lost 9 Straight (MLB)
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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.
As of this morning, nine different teams are riding runs of three or more in one direction or the other, a busy board by any standard.
The win-column crowd
The longest active run belongs to Tampa Bay Rays: eight consecutive wins. Nobody stays hot forever, but while it lasts, every night has looked like a rerun of the same comfortable movie.
San Diego Padres carry a 4-game winning run of their own.
Miami Marlins join the party at 3 straight.
The skids
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 5 straight.
Boston Red Sox round out the skid list at 4 in a row.
The board
The full board, longest runs first:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | lost 9 straight |
| Tampa Bay Rays | won 8 straight |
| Seattle Mariners | lost 5 straight |
| Boston Red Sox | lost 4 straight |
| San Diego Padres | won 4 straight |
One more thing
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.
Streaks end, that is the one thing every single one of them does. They tell you where a team has been, loudly, and nothing at all about where the next game is going.