MLB · 2026
Houston Astros1st AL West - .500 pct vFri 18 Sep, 8:10 PM EDT Atlanta Braves1st NL East - .583 pct
Match resultHouston 51%Atlanta 49%
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.
Houston Astros
Playoffs66%
Division60%
Pennantseason odds10%
World Seriesseason odds3%
Byeseason odds20%
Atlanta Braves
Playoffs98%
Division79%
Pennantseason odds11%
World Seriesseason odds6%
Byeseason odds20%
Houston winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%73%▲ +7Atlanta Braves98%98%±0
Atlanta winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%63%▼ -3Atlanta Braves98%99%▲ +1
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision60%63-63.500-2TexasDivision24%62-64.49213SeattleDivision16%60-67.4723.5NL East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1AtlantaDivision79%74-53.583-2PhiladelphiaDivision21%70-58.5474.53MiamiDivision<1%64-64.50010.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
5HoustonPlayoffs66%63-63.5006MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
3AtlantaPlayoffs98%74-53.5836San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.5231