MLB · 2026
Cleveland Guardians3rd AL Central - .480 pct vFri 4 Sep, 7:15 PM EDT Detroit Tigers4th AL Central - .480 pct
Match resultCleveland 53%Detroit 47%
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.
Cleveland Guardians
Playoffs19%
Division7%
Pennantseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Detroit Tigers
Playoffs14%
Division5%
Pennantseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Cleveland winPlayoffsCleveland Guardians19%28%▲ +9Detroit Tigers14%17%▲ +3
Detroit winPlayoffsCleveland Guardians19%18%▼ -1Detroit Tigers14%27%▲ +13
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%66-60.524-3ClevelandDivision7%61-66.4805.54DetroitDivision5%61-66.4805.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify