MLB · 2026

Boston Red Sox3rd AL East - .535 pct vTue 22 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 8 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%99%▲ +2Cleveland Guardians19%16%▼ -3
Cleveland winPlayoffsBoston Red Sox97%97%±0Cleveland Guardians19%25%▲ +6

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AL Central · winner qualifies direct

AL East · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify