PHILLIES PHODDER-100 WIN SEASONS

* If the Houston Astros win one of their remaining three games this weekend against Boston, it will mark the first time since 2003 that major league baseball has three teams win at least 100 games in a season.

The Dodgers and Indians already have 100 victories. No season has ever produced four 100-win teams. Washington, if they sweep their last three games this weekend, would come close, finishing with 99 wins.

Three teams winning 100 games in the same season has only happened five times: 1942, 1977, 1998, 2002 and 2003.

There has never been three teams in the same league to win 100 games in  the same season.

Eight teams have won 100 games and have failed to reach the playoffs, They are:

1909- Chicago Cubs
1915- Detroit Tigers
1942- Brooklyn Dodgers
1954- New York Yankees
1061- Detroit Tigers
1962- Los Angeles Dodgers
1980- Baltimore Orioles
1993- San Francisco Giants

The Phillies have won 100 games three times- 1976, 1977 and 2001. In each of those seasons they failed to win a playoff series or reach the World Series.

Note: The Giants have lost 97 games so far in 2017. They are the only team this year that has a chance to lose 100 games in 2017.

The Twins lost 100 games last season, yet clinched a wild card spot this year. They are the first team in baseball history to do so- lose 100 games one year and make the playoffs the next.

* The fate of manager Pete Mackanin may be known as early as Saturday, when the manager and the front office meets. As stated, I think Pete will be back. He is under contract for another year and the team played better after the all-star break.

* My predictions for the baseball playoffs will be on the blog Monday. The NL wild card race is still up for grabs, with Milwaukee still barely alive.

 Overall best record for home field advantage  in the playoffs may differ. The Dodgers have 102 wins, the Indians 100 and the Astros 99.  LA has clinched home field in the National League.

 Here are the likely  teams:

NL Wild Card- Colorado at Arizona

NL Division Series- Chicago Cubs  at Washington. Wild Card Winner at Los Angeles Dodgers

AL Wild Card- Minnesota at New York Yankees.

AL Division Series- Boston at Houston. Wild Card Winner at Cleveland