MLB · 2026
Detroit Tigers4th AL Central - .480 pct vFri 28 Aug, 6:40 PM EDT Los Angeles Dodgers1st NL West - .598 pct
Match resultDetroit 45%Dodgers 55%
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 9 points in the Playoffs race.
Detroit Tigers
Playoffs14%
Division5%
Pennantseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Los Angeles Dodgers
Playoffsmagic number 27>99%
Division99%
Pennantseason odds26%
World Seriesseason odds15%
Byeseason odds83%
Detroit winPlayoffsDetroit Tigers14%25%▲ +11
Dodgers winPlayoffsDetroit Tigers14%17%▲ +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 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
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
2DodgersPlayoffs>99%76-51.5986San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.5231