MLB · 2026
Houston Astros1st AL West - .500 pct vWed 2 Sep, 8:10 PM EDT Chicago White Sox1st AL Central - .524 pct
Match resultHouston 56%White Sox 44%
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 10 points in the Playoffs race.
Houston Astros
Playoffs66%
Division60%
Pennantseason odds10%
World Seriesseason odds3%
Byeseason odds20%
Chicago White Sox
Playoffs84%
Division75%
Pennantseason odds12%
World Seriesseason odds4%
Byeseason odds56%
Houston winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%77%▲ +11Chicago White Sox84%80%▼ -4
White Sox winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%67%▲ +1Chicago White Sox84%88%▲ +4
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
4White SoxPlayoffs84%66-60.5245HoustonPlayoffs66%63-63.5006MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-