MLB · 2026
Seattle Mariners3rd AL West - .472 pct vWed 23 Sep, 10:10 PM EDT Houston Astros1st AL West - .500 pct
Match resultSeattle 52%Houston 48%
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 7% 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 14 points in the Playoffs race.
Seattle Mariners
Playoffs21%
Division16%
Pennantseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Houston Astros
Playoffs66%
Division60%
Pennantseason odds10%
World Seriesseason odds3%
Byeseason odds20%
Seattle winPlayoffsSeattle Mariners21%30%▲ +9Houston Astros66%61%▼ -5
Houston winPlayoffsSeattle Mariners21%17%▼ -4Houston Astros66%75%▲ +9
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%60-67.4723.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
5HoustonPlayoffs66%63-63.5006MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-12SeattlePlayoffs21%60-67.4722.5