MLB · 2026
Texas Rangers2nd AL West - .492 pct In progressStarted 8:05 PM EDT Washington Nationals4th NL East - .472 pct
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 11 points in the Playoffs race.
Texas Rangers
Playoffs34%
Division24%
Pennantseason odds3%
World Seriesseason odds1%
Byeseason odds6%
Washington Nationals
Playoffs<1%
Texas winPlayoffsTexas Rangers34%34%±0Washington Nationals<1%<1%±0
Washington winPlayoffsTexas Rangers34%24%▼ -10Washington Nationals<1%1%▲ +1
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision60%63-63.500-2TexasDivision24%62-64.49213SeattleDivision16%60-67.4723.5NL East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1AtlantaDivision79%74-53.583-2PhiladelphiaDivision21%70-58.5474.54WashingtonDivision<1%60-67.47214The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
5HoustonPlayoffs66%63-63.5006MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-8TorontoPlayoffs26%62-66.4841The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.523112WashingtonPlayoffs<1%60-67.4727.5