MLB · 2026
Houston Astros1st AL West - .500 pct vSun 23 Aug, 2:10 PM EDT Athletics5th AL West - .386 pct
Match resultHouston 65%Athletics 35%
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 2% 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%
Houston winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%76%▲ +10
Athletics winPlayoffsHouston Astros66%66%±0
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%62-64.49215AthleticsDivision<1%49-78.38614.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify