MLB · 2026
Minnesota Twins2nd AL Central - .492 pct vSun 27 Sep, 3:10 PM EDT Texas Rangers2nd AL West - .492 pct
Match resultMinnesota 53%Texas 47%
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 8 points in the Playoffs race.
Minnesota Twins
Playoffs30%
Division13%
Pennantseason odds3%
Byeseason odds8%
Texas Rangers
Playoffs34%
Division24%
Pennantseason odds3%
World Seriesseason odds1%
Byeseason odds6%
Minnesota winPlayoffsMinnesota Twins30%23%▼ -7Texas Rangers34%26%▼ -8
Texas winPlayoffsMinnesota Twins30%16%▼ -14Texas Rangers34%34%±0
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%61-66.4805.5AL 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
5HoustonPlayoffs66%63-63.5006MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-8TorontoPlayoffs26%62-66.4841