MLB · 2026
Chicago White Sox1st AL Central - .524 pct vTue 8 Sep, 7:40 PM EDT Pittsburgh Pirates4th NL Central - .488 pct
Match resultWhite Sox 54%Pittsburgh 46%
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 3% 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 Division race.
Chicago White Sox
Playoffs84%
Division75%
Pennantseason odds12%
World Seriesseason odds4%
Byeseason odds56%
Pittsburgh Pirates
Playoffs1%
White Sox winDivisionChicago White Sox75%79%▲ +4
Pittsburgh winDivisionChicago White Sox75%70%▼ -5
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%61-66.4805.5NL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1MilwaukeeDivision90%78-49.614-2CubsDivision10%74-54.5784.54PittsburghDivision<1%63-66.48816The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
4White SoxPlayoffs84%66-60.5246MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.523110PittsburghPlayoffs1%63-66.4885.5