MLB · 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates4th NL Central - .488 pct vWed 16 Sep, 6:40 PM EDT Milwaukee Brewers1st NL Central - .614 pct

Match resultPittsburgh 43%Milwaukee 57%

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 1% 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 4 points in the Division race.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Playoffs1%
Milwaukee Brewers
Playoffsmagic number 24>99%
Division90%
Pennantseason odds33%
World Seriesseason odds20%
Byeseason odds86%
Pittsburgh winDivisionMilwaukee Brewers90%87%▼ -3
Milwaukee winDivisionMilwaukee Brewers90%91%▲ +1

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NL Central · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify