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.
As of this morning, four different teams are riding runs of three or more in one direction or the other, a busy board by any standard.
The teams stacking wins
The longest active run belongs to Philadelphia Phillies: four consecutive wins. Nobody stays hot forever, but while it lasts, every night has looked like a rerun of the same comfortable movie.
New York Mets carry a 4-game winning run of their own.
Stuck in the barrel
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.
Washington Nationals have dropped 3 in a row themselves.
At a glance
Every active streak of three or more, in one place:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | lost 9 straight |
| Philadelphia Phillies | won 4 straight |
| New York Mets | won 4 straight |
| Washington Nationals | lost 3 straight |
The fine print
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 Kansas City Royals in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.