MLB · 2026
San Diego Padres2nd NL West - .531 pct vSun 23 Aug, 4:10 PM EDT Minnesota Twins2nd AL Central - .492 pct
Match resultSan Diego 60%Minnesota 40%
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 5% 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.
San Diego Padres
Playoffs65%
Pennantseason odds5%
World Seriesseason odds3%
Minnesota Twins
Playoffs30%
Division13%
Pennantseason odds3%
Byeseason odds8%
San Diego winPlayoffsSan Diego Padres65%70%▲ +5Minnesota Twins30%25%▼ -5
Minnesota winPlayoffsSan Diego Padres65%58%▼ -7Minnesota Twins30%34%▲ +4
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1White SoxDivision75%66-60.524-2MinnesotaDivision13%63-65.49243ClevelandDivision7%61-66.4805.5NL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1DodgersDivision99%76-51.598-2San DiegoDivision1%68-60.5318.53ArizonaDivision<1%67-61.5239.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
5HoustonPlayoffs66%63-63.5006MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-8TorontoPlayoffs26%62-66.4841The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify