MLB · 2026
New York Yankees2nd AL East - .564 pct vWed 26 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 9 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%76%▲ +10
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-