MLB · 2026
Tampa Bay Rays1st AL East - .603 pct vFri 18 Sep, 7:10 PM EDT Boston Red Sox3rd AL East - .535 pct
Match resultTampa Bay 53%Boston 47%
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 8 points in the Division race.
Tampa Bay Rays
Playoffsmagic number 23>99%
Division80%
Pennantseason odds29%
World Seriesseason odds14%
Byeseason odds80%
Boston Red Sox
Playoffs97%
Division3%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds7%
Byeseason odds3%
Tampa Bay winDivisionTampa Bay Rays80%79%▼ -1Boston Red Sox3%1%▼ -2
Boston winDivisionTampa Bay Rays80%70%▼ -10Boston Red Sox3%4%▲ +1
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%68-59.5358.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
1Tampa BayPlayoffs>99%76-50.6033BostonPlayoffs97%68-59.535+5.56MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-