MLB · 2026
Detroit Tigers4th AL Central - .480 pct vWed 23 Sep, 1:10 PM EDT Washington Nationals4th NL East - .472 pct
Match resultDetroit 57%Washington 43%
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 8 points in the Playoffs race.
Detroit Tigers
Playoffs14%
Division5%
Pennantseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Detroit winPlayoffsDetroit Tigers14%19%▲ +5
Washington winPlayoffsDetroit Tigers14%11%▼ -3
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%63-65.49244DetroitDivision5%61-66.4805.5NL East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1AtlantaDivision79%74-53.583-2PhiladelphiaDivision21%70-58.5474.54WashingtonDivision<1%60-67.47214The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-11DetroitPlayoffs14%61-66.4801.5The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.523112WashingtonPlayoffs<1%60-67.4727.5