MLB · 2026
Houston Astros1st AL West - .500 pct vSun 6 Sep, 2:10 PM EDT Arizona Diamondbacks3rd NL West - .523 pct
Match resultHouston 52%Arizona 48%
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 11 points in the Playoffs race.
Houston Astros
Playoffs66%
Division60%
Pennantseason odds10%
World Seriesseason odds3%
Byeseason odds20%
Arizona Diamondbacks
Playoffs39%
Pennantseason odds2%
Houston winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%75%▲ +9Arizona Diamondbacks39%33%▼ -6
Arizona winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%65%▼ -1Arizona Diamondbacks39%44%▲ +5
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 West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1DodgersDivision99%76-51.598-2San DiegoDivision1%68-60.5318.53ArizonaDivision<1%67-61.5239.5The 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