MLB · 2026
New York Yankees2nd AL East - .564 pct vTue 25 Aug, 7:05 PM EDT Houston Astros1st AL West - .500 pct
Match resultYankees 59%Houston 41%
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 4% 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 10 points in the Playoffs race.
New York Yankees
Playoffsmagic number 28>99%
Division18%
Pennantseason odds20%
World Seriesseason odds10%
Byeseason odds18%
Houston Astros
Playoffs66%
Division60%
Pennantseason odds10%
World Seriesseason odds3%
Byeseason odds20%
Yankees winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%67%▲ +1
Houston winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%77%▲ +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%62-64.49213SeattleDivision16%60-67.4723.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
2YankeesPlayoffs>99%71-55.564+95HoustonPlayoffs66%63-63.5006MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-