Magic Number.
MLB · 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates4th NL Central - .488 pct vFri 18 Sep, 6:40 PM EDT Kansas City Royals5th AL Central - .422 pct

Match resultPittsburgh 57%Kansas City 43%

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 0% 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 1 point in the Playoffs race.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Playoffs1%
Pittsburgh winPlayoffsPittsburgh Pirates1%1%±0
Kansas City winPlayoffsPittsburgh Pirates1%<1%▼ -1

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%63-65.49245Kansas CityDivision<1%54-74.42213

NL Central · winner qualifies direct

DivisionW-LPCTGB
1MilwaukeeDivision90%78-49.614-2CubsDivision10%74-54.5784.54PittsburghDivision<1%63-66.48816

The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify

PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-
Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-13Kansas CityPlayoffs<1%54-74.4229

The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify

PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-
Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.523110PittsburghPlayoffs1%63-66.4885.5