#magicnumber — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #magicnumber, aggregated by home.social.
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The Number on the Wall: Why Physicists Call 137 Magic
I came to 137 the way most people come to it, by hearing it called a magic number and wanting to know whether the word was earned. My instinct with a claim like that is suspicion, because a working life spent around language and persuasion teaches you how easily a large word gets draped over a small thing. This time the suspicion did not survive the facts. The number turned out to be real in a way I had not expected, and the people most gripped by it have been some of the hardest-headed physicists who ever lived. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/06/03/the-number-on-the-wall-why-physicists-call-137-magic/
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The Number on the Wall: Why Physicists Call 137 Magic
I came to 137 the way most people come to it, by hearing it called a magic number and wanting to know whether the word was earned. My instinct with a claim like that is suspicion, because a working life spent around language and persuasion teaches you how easily a large word gets draped over a small thing. This time the suspicion did not survive the facts. The number turned out to be real in a way I had not expected, and the people most gripped by it have been some of the hardest-headed physicists who ever lived. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/06/03/the-number-on-the-wall-why-physicists-call-137-magic/
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The Number on the Wall: Why Physicists Call 137 Magic
I came to 137 the way most people come to it, by hearing it called a magic number and wanting to know whether the word was earned. My instinct with a claim like that is suspicion, because a working life spent around language and persuasion teaches you how easily a large word gets draped over a small thing. This time the suspicion did not survive the facts. The number turned out to be real in a way I had not expected, and the people most gripped by it have been some of the hardest-headed physicists who ever lived. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/06/03/the-number-on-the-wall-why-physicists-call-137-magic/
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The Number on the Wall: Why Physicists Call 137 Magic
I came to 137 the way most people come to it, by hearing it called a magic number and wanting to know whether the word was earned. My instinct with a claim like that is suspicion, because a working life spent around language and persuasion teaches you how easily a large word gets draped over a small thing. This time the suspicion did not survive the facts. The number turned out to be real in a way I had not expected, and the people most gripped by it have been some of the hardest-headed physicists who ever lived. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/06/03/the-number-on-the-wall-why-physicists-call-137-magic/
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The Number on the Wall: Why Physicists Call 137 Magic
I came to 137 the way most people come to it, by hearing it called a magic number and wanting to know whether the word was earned. My instinct with a claim like that is suspicion, because a working life spent around language and persuasion teaches you how easily a large word gets draped over a small thing. This time the suspicion did not survive the facts. The number turned out to be real in a way I had not expected, and the people most gripped by it have been some of the hardest-headed physicists who ever lived. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/06/03/the-number-on-the-wall-why-physicists-call-137-magic/
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#three, is a #MagicNumber. Well, all numbers are #magic. You can take a number, and give it any #meaning you want it to have. We can't define the value of #three, as it's well-defined. But we can give a set with three elements a meaning, such as all things that come in three are magical. Find the magic in your #life.
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#three, is a #MagicNumber. Well, all numbers are #magic. You can take a number, and give it any #meaning you want it to have. We can't define the value of #three, as it's well-defined. But we can give a set with three elements a meaning, such as all things that come in three are magical. Find the magic in your #life.
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#three, is a #MagicNumber. Well, all numbers are #magic. You can take a number, and give it any #meaning you want it to have. We can't define the value of #three, as it's well-defined. But we can give a set with three elements a meaning, such as all things that come in three are magical. Find the magic in your #life.
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#three, is a #MagicNumber. Well, all numbers are #magic. You can take a number, and give it any #meaning you want it to have. We can't define the value of #three, as it's well-defined. But we can give a set with three elements a meaning, such as all things that come in three are magical. Find the magic in your #life.
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#three, is a #MagicNumber. Well, all numbers are #magic. You can take a number, and give it any #meaning you want it to have. We can't define the value of #three, as it's well-defined. But we can give a set with three elements a meaning, such as all things that come in three are magical. Find the magic in your #life.
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/376205/ Don’t tell a single soul when you retire with $1 million (other than your spouse). Here’s why #Business #DaveRamsey #Éire #IE #Ireland #JeffBezos #JGWentworth #MagicNumber #PersonalFinance #PersonalFinance #RetirementReadiness #schroders
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MLB standings 2025: Updated playoff bracket, magic numbers through Sept. 27 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/575369/ #Baseball #BlueJays #Brewers #Cubs #Diamondbacks #Dodgers #MagicNumber #MagicNumbers #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #Mariners #Mets #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #Orioles #Padres #Phillies #PostseasonBerth #PostseasonGame #Rays #RedSox #Toronto #WC #WhiteSox #Yankees #ZackWheeler
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MLB standings 2025: Updated playoff bracket, magic numbers through Sept. 27 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/575369/ #Baseball #BlueJays #Brewers #Cubs #Diamondbacks #Dodgers #MagicNumber #MagicNumbers #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #Mariners #Mets #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #Orioles #Padres #Phillies #PostseasonBerth #PostseasonGame #Rays #RedSox #Toronto #WC #WhiteSox #Yankees #ZackWheeler
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Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe
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Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe
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Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe
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Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe
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Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe
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What’s at stake in Game 162? AL East, AL Central and wild card races down to last day of MLB regular season https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/348220/ #Baseball #BostonRedSox #bracket #bye #CalRaleigh #CincinnatiReds #ClevelandGuardians #ClinchScenarios #DetroitTigers #Division #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #NewYorkMets #NewYorkYankees #playoff #postseason #record #standings #TorontoBlueJays #WildCardSeries
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What’s at stake in Game 162? AL East, AL Central and wild card races down to last day of MLB regular season https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/348220/ #Baseball #BostonRedSox #bracket #bye #CalRaleigh #CincinnatiReds #ClevelandGuardians #ClinchScenarios #DetroitTigers #Division #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #NewYorkMets #NewYorkYankees #playoff #postseason #record #standings #TorontoBlueJays #WildCardSeries
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What is the Cleveland Guardians’ magic number to win the AL Central division? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/346384/ #AlCentral #Baseball #BostonRedSox #Cleveland #ClevelandGuardians #ClevelandGuardians #DetroitTigers #Guardians #MagicNumber #MLB #TannerBibee #TexasRangers
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What is the Cleveland Guardians’ magic number to win the AL Central division? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/346384/ #AlCentral #Baseball #BostonRedSox #Cleveland #ClevelandGuardians #ClevelandGuardians #DetroitTigers #Guardians #MagicNumber #MLB #TannerBibee #TexasRangers
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Tigers magic number, MLB playoff odds, AL Central tiebreaker vs Guardians https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/345207/ #AmericanLeagueCentral #BaltimoreOrioles #Baseball #Boston #ClevelandGuardians #Detroit #DetroitTigers #FanduelSportsNetwork #HoustonAstros #LosAngelesAngels #LosAngelesDodgers #MagicNumber #MLB #NewYorkYankees #RedSox #SeasonSeries #SeattleMariners #TampaBayRays #TexasRangers #TheAstros #TheGuardians #TorontoBlueJays
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Tigers magic number, MLB playoff odds, AL Central tiebreaker vs Guardians https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/345207/ #AmericanLeagueCentral #BaltimoreOrioles #Baseball #Boston #ClevelandGuardians #Detroit #DetroitTigers #FanduelSportsNetwork #HoustonAstros #LosAngelesAngels #LosAngelesDodgers #MagicNumber #MLB #NewYorkYankees #RedSox #SeasonSeries #SeattleMariners #TampaBayRays #TexasRangers #TheAstros #TheGuardians #TorontoBlueJays
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What is Cleveland Guardians magic number after Astros beat Athletics? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/341867/ #ALCentralDivision #AmericanLeague #Baseball #ClevelandGuardians #DetroitTigers #HoustonAstros #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseball #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #TexasRangers #TheAthletics
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What is Cleveland Guardians magic number after Astros beat Athletics? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/341867/ #ALCentralDivision #AmericanLeague #Baseball #ClevelandGuardians #DetroitTigers #HoustonAstros #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseball #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #TexasRangers #TheAthletics
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Chourio, Mears help the Brewers beat the Padres 3-1 to avoid a 3-game sweep https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/340170/ #Baseball #Brewers #Chourio #HomeRun #Jansen #MagicNumber #MLB #Padres #postseason #SanDiego #SanDiegoPadres #SanDiego #SanDiegoPadres #WildCard
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Chourio, Mears help the Brewers beat the Padres 3-1 to avoid a 3-game sweep https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/340170/ #Baseball #Brewers #Chourio #HomeRun #Jansen #MagicNumber #MLB #Padres #postseason #SanDiego #SanDiegoPadres #SanDiego #SanDiegoPadres #WildCard
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Chicago Cubs’ magic number for top wild-card spot drops to 2 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/339932/ #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #CraigCounsell #KyleTucker #MagicNumber #MatthewBoyd #Mets #MLB #MLBBaseball #MLBPostseason #NewYork #NewYorkMets #NewYork #NewYorkMets #PeteCrowArmstrong #WrigleyField
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Chicago Cubs’ magic number for top wild-card spot drops to 2 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/339932/ #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #CraigCounsell #KyleTucker #MagicNumber #MatthewBoyd #Mets #MLB #MLBBaseball #MLBPostseason #NewYork #NewYorkMets #NewYork #NewYorkMets #PeteCrowArmstrong #WrigleyField
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What is Cleveland Guardians magic number after winning season series vs. Tigers? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/339299/ #AmericanLeagueCentral #Baseball #ClevelandGuardians #DavidFry #DetroitTigers #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #TarikSkubal #TexasRangers
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What is Cleveland Guardians magic number after winning season series vs. Tigers? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/339299/ #AmericanLeagueCentral #Baseball #ClevelandGuardians #DavidFry #DetroitTigers #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #TarikSkubal #TexasRangers
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With a win vs. Detroit, what is the Cleveland Guardians’ magic number to win the division? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/338384/ #AlCentral #Baseball #Cleveland #ClevelandGuardians #ClevelandGuardians #DetroitTigers #Guardians #MagicNumber #MLB #TarikSkubal #TexasRangers
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With a win vs. Detroit, what is the Cleveland Guardians’ magic number to win the division? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/338384/ #AlCentral #Baseball #Cleveland #ClevelandGuardians #ClevelandGuardians #DetroitTigers #Guardians #MagicNumber #MLB #TarikSkubal #TexasRangers
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Seattle Mariners ‘magic number’ to win division title is 3 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/336014/ #AmericanLeague #Baseball #ColoradoRockies #HoustonAstros #LosAngelesDodgers #MagicNumber #Mariners #MikeLefko #MLB #RedSox #Seattle #SeattleMariners #SeattleSports #SeattleMariners #Yankees
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Seattle Mariners ‘magic number’ to win division title is 3 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/336014/ #AmericanLeague #Baseball #ColoradoRockies #HoustonAstros #LosAngelesDodgers #MagicNumber #Mariners #MikeLefko #MLB #RedSox #Seattle #SeattleMariners #SeattleSports #SeattleMariners #Yankees
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What is the magic number for the Cincinnati Reds to make the 2025 MLB postseason? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/334280/ #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #CincinnatiReds #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseball #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #NationalLeague #NewYorkMets #PittsburghPirates #PlayoffSpot #RemainingGames
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What is the magic number for the Cincinnati Reds to make the 2025 MLB postseason? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/334280/ #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #CincinnatiReds #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseball #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #NationalLeague #NewYorkMets #PittsburghPirates #PlayoffSpot #RemainingGames
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A look at the remaining postseason races: Cubs, Padres, Mets, Reds, Tigers, Guardians, more https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/333937/ #Arizona #Astros #Baseball #BlueJays #Boston #Brewers #Cardinals #Cleveland #Detroit #Diamondbacks #Dodgers #Houston #LosAngeles #MagicNumber #Mariners #Miami #Milwaukee #MLB #Orioles #Padres #pirates #Rays #RedSox #rockies #SanDiego #Seattle #TheCubs #TheMariners #TheMets #ThePadres #TheTigers #Toronto #WhiteSox #Yankees
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A look at the remaining postseason races: Cubs, Padres, Mets, Reds, Tigers, Guardians, more https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/333937/ #Arizona #Astros #Baseball #BlueJays #Boston #Brewers #Cardinals #Cleveland #Detroit #Diamondbacks #Dodgers #Houston #LosAngeles #MagicNumber #Mariners #Miami #Milwaukee #MLB #Orioles #Padres #pirates #Rays #RedSox #rockies #SanDiego #Seattle #TheCubs #TheMariners #TheMets #ThePadres #TheTigers #Toronto #WhiteSox #Yankees
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Game 156: Red Sox @ Rays – Early vs Boyle https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/332166/ #Baseball #MagicNumber #MLB #Rays #RedSox #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays
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Game 156: Red Sox @ Rays – Early vs Boyle https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/332166/ #Baseball #MagicNumber #MLB #Rays #RedSox #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays
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Brewers clinch NL Central for third year in a row thanks to Cubs loss https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/332000/ #Baseball #Brewers #champions #ChicagoCubs #clinch #MagicNumber #Milwaukee #MilwaukeeBrewers #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NationalLeague #NLCentral #playoffs #postseason #win
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Brewers clinch NL Central for third year in a row thanks to Cubs loss https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/332000/ #Baseball #Brewers #champions #ChicagoCubs #clinch #MagicNumber #Milwaukee #MilwaukeeBrewers #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NationalLeague #NLCentral #playoffs #postseason #win
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Brewers beat Cardinals in extras, magic number down to 1
Brice Turang singled home Jackson Chourio in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee B…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #MLB #10thinning #BrendanDonovan #brewer #Brewers #BriceTurang #Cardinals #double #Extra #freeagent #JacksonChourio #JaredKoenig #magicnumber #milesmikolas #MilwaukeeBrewers #NLCentral #playoffs #postseason #rbisingle #rightfield #Sports #St.LouisCardinals #win
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Brewers beat Cardinals in extras, magic number down to 1
Brice Turang singled home Jackson Chourio in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee B…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #MLB #10thinning #BrendanDonovan #brewer #Brewers #BriceTurang #Cardinals #double #Extra #freeagent #JacksonChourio #JaredKoenig #magicnumber #milesmikolas #MilwaukeeBrewers #NLCentral #playoffs #postseason #rbisingle #rightfield #Sports #St.LouisCardinals #win
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Brewers beat Cardinals in extras, magic number down to 1
Brice Turang singled home Jackson Chourio in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis…
#NewsBeep #News #MLB #10thinning #AU #Australia #BrendanDonovan #brewer #Brewers #BriceTurang #Cardinals #double #extra #freeagent #JacksonChourio #jaredkoenig #magicnumber #MilesMikolas #MilwaukeeBrewers #NLCentral #Playoffs #postseason #rbisingle #rightfield #sports #St.LouisCardinals #win
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Brewers beat Cardinals in extras, magic number down to 1 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/330509/ #10thInning #Baseball #BrendanDonovan #brewer #Brewers #BriceTurang #Cardinals #double #extra #FreeAgent #JacksonChourio #JaredKoenig #MagicNumber #MilesMikolas #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NLCentral #playoffs #postseason #RbiSingle #RightField #St.LouisCardinals #win
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Brewers beat Cardinals in extras, magic number down to 1 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/330509/ #10thInning #Baseball #BrendanDonovan #brewer #Brewers #BriceTurang #Cardinals #double #extra #FreeAgent #JacksonChourio #JaredKoenig #MagicNumber #MilesMikolas #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NLCentral #playoffs #postseason #RbiSingle #RightField #St.LouisCardinals #win
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#Dodgers clinch a playoff berth for 13th straight season.
#MagicNumber is 4 to clinch NL West.
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#Dodgers clinch a playoff berth for 13th straight season.
#MagicNumber is 4 to clinch NL West.
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Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals score, live game updates, highlights https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/327181/ #Baseball #Brewers #Cubs #JacobMisiorowski #MagicNumber #MatthewLiberatore #MilesMikolas #Milwaukee #MilwaukeeBrewers #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NationalLeagueCentralDivision #SonnyGray #St.Louis #St.LouisCardinals
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Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals score, live game updates, highlights https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/327181/ #Baseball #Brewers #Cubs #JacobMisiorowski #MagicNumber #MatthewLiberatore #MilesMikolas #Milwaukee #MilwaukeeBrewers #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NationalLeagueCentralDivision #SonnyGray #St.Louis #St.LouisCardinals
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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Angels score, live game updates, highlights https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/322450/ #Baseball #BrandonWoodruff #Brewers #BrewersLineup #BrewersSchedule #Cubs #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #MagicNumber #Milwaukee #MilwaukeeBrewers #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NationalLeagueCentralDivision #YuseiKikuchi
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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Angels score, live game updates, highlights https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/322450/ #Baseball #BrandonWoodruff #Brewers #BrewersLineup #BrewersSchedule #Cubs #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #MagicNumber #Milwaukee #MilwaukeeBrewers #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #NationalLeagueCentralDivision #YuseiKikuchi
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Pete Crow-Armstrong ends homer drought in Chicago Cubs’ 4-0 win https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/318862/ #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #JamesonTaillon #MagicNumber #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #PeteCrowArmstrong #pirates #Pittsburgh #PittsburghPirates #PittsburghPirates
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Pete Crow-Armstrong ends homer drought in Chicago Cubs’ 4-0 win https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/318862/ #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #JamesonTaillon #MagicNumber #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #PeteCrowArmstrong #pirates #Pittsburgh #PittsburghPirates #PittsburghPirates
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Chicago Cubs lower magic number for playoff berth to 4 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/316073/ #AndrewKittredge #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #IanHapp #JavierAssad #KevinAlcantara #KyleTucker #MagicNumber #MLB #NicoHoerner #playoffs #Rays #SeiyaSuzuki #ShotaImanaga #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #WildCard #WrigleyField
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Chicago Cubs lower magic number for playoff berth to 4 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/316073/ #AndrewKittredge #Baseball #ChicagoCubs #IanHapp #JavierAssad #KevinAlcantara #KyleTucker #MagicNumber #MLB #NicoHoerner #playoffs #Rays #SeiyaSuzuki #ShotaImanaga #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #WildCard #WrigleyField
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Tigers magic number update: Here’s when they can clinch AL Central Division https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/314531/ #AlCentral #AtlantaBraves #Baseball #ClevelandGuardians #DetroitTigers #KansasCityRoyals #MagicNumber #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MiamiMarlins #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #RedSox #TorontoBlueJays #WhiteSox