MLB · 2026
Chicago White Sox1st AL Central - .524 pct vWed 26 Aug, 7:40 PM EDT Texas Rangers2nd AL West - .492 pct
Match resultWhite Sox 54%Texas 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 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 11 points in the Playoffs race.
Chicago White Sox
Playoffs84%
Division75%
Pennantseason odds12%
World Seriesseason odds4%
Byeseason odds56%
Texas Rangers
Playoffs34%
Division24%
Pennantseason odds3%
World Seriesseason odds1%
Byeseason odds6%
White Sox winPlayoffsChicago White Sox84%89%▲ +5Texas Rangers34%23%▼ -11
Texas winPlayoffsChicago White Sox84%81%▼ -3Texas Rangers34%34%±0
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%61-66.4805.5AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision60%63-63.500-2TexasDivision24%62-64.49213SeattleDivision16%60-67.4723.5The 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-