Standings through 8/30

The Astros have lost 48 of 56 games since June 28 and are turning this thing into a joke. We need a playoff system.

Team	W	L	GB
Houston	40	91	0
Chicago Cubs	50	80	-10.5
Minnesota	53	78	-13
Colorado	53	76	-14
Cleveland	55	76	-15
Miami	59	72	-19
Toronto	59	71	-19.5
Kansas City	59	71	-19.5
San Diego	61	71	-20.5
NY Mets	61	70	-21
Boston	62	70	-21.5
Philadelphia	62	69	-22
Milwaukee	62	68	-22.5
Seattle	64	68	-23.5
Arizona	65	67	-24.5
LA Angels	69	62	-29
LA Dodgers	70	62	-29.5
Detroit	69	61	-29.5
Pittsburgh	70	60	-30.5
Tampa Bay	71	60	-31
St. Louis	71	60	-31

Houston's magic number: 22

Eliminated from contention:

1. Washington, 8/23/12
2. Cincinnati, 8/25/12
3. Texas, 8/26/12
4. Atlanta, 8/28/12
   NY Yankees, 8/28/12
5. San Francisco, 8/29/12
6. Baltimore, 8/30/12
   Chicago Sox, 8/30/12
   Oakland, 8/30/12

Today's key games:

• Cin at Hou
• SF at ChN
• Min at KC
• SD at Col
• TB at Tor (Tampa Bay is eliminated with a win)
• StL at Was (St. Louis is eliminated with a win)
• Pit at Mil (Pittsburgh is eliminated with a win and a Houston loss)