MLB · 2026
Boston Red Sox3rd AL East - .535 pct vThu 24 Sep, 6:45 PM EDT Cleveland Guardians3rd AL Central - .480 pct
Match resultBoston 61%Cleveland 39%
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 Playoffs race.
Boston Red Sox
Playoffs97%
Division3%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds7%
Byeseason odds3%
Cleveland Guardians
Playoffs19%
Division7%
Pennantseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Boston winPlayoffsBoston Red Sox97%98%▲ +1Cleveland Guardians19%17%▼ -2
Cleveland winPlayoffsBoston Red Sox97%96%▼ -1Cleveland Guardians19%26%▲ +7
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 East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1Tampa BayDivision80%76-50.603-2YankeesDivision18%71-55.56453BostonDivision3%68-59.5358.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify