The Bucs would need to play .525 ball the rest of the year to finish with 82 wins. The early hole - they went eight wins under .500 - means that, should they play .525 ball the rest of the year, the odds are they won't get to .500 until sometime around Game 111.
They could do it the easy way, of course, and win four straight starting tonight. They could play .600 ball and finish the year like a 97-win team. Yep. The trend of things the last few years, though, has been to get hot enough to pull up a few games under .500, and then cool off to fall, say, eight under. It's pretty maddening if you pay much attention to it.
But, whatever. The easiest thing for the fan is to take one game at a time. They look good pounding the Marlins. I'd like to see them keep this roll going through the homestand and into New York and Boston. Winning, say, four of those six games would generate some fun momentum.
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