MLB · 2026
Tampa Bay Rays1st AL East - .603 pct vTue 15 Sep, 6:40 PM EDT Athletics5th AL West - .386 pct
Match resultTampa Bay 69%Athletics 31%
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 2% 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%
Tampa Bay winDivisionTampa Bay Rays80%77%▼ -3
Athletics winDivisionTampa Bay Rays80%69%▼ -11
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%62-64.49215AthleticsDivision<1%49-78.38614.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify