MLB · 2026
Texas Rangers2nd AL West - .492 pct vThu 17 Sep, 8:05 PM EDT Boston Red Sox3rd AL East - .535 pct
Match resultTexas 46%Boston 54%
What this game means
The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 3% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 9 points in the Playoffs race.
Texas Rangers
Playoffs34%
Division24%
Pennantseason odds3%
World Seriesseason odds1%
Byeseason odds6%
Boston Red Sox
Playoffs97%
Division3%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds7%
Byeseason odds3%
Texas winPlayoffsTexas Rangers34%33%▼ -1Boston Red Sox97%97%±0
Boston winPlayoffsTexas Rangers34%24%▼ -10Boston Red Sox97%99%▲ +2
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1Tampa BayDivision80%76-50.603-2YankeesDivision18%71-55.56453BostonDivision3%68-59.5358.5AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision60%63-63.500-2TexasDivision24%62-64.49213SeattleDivision16%60-67.4723.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
3BostonPlayoffs97%68-59.535+5.56MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-