MLB · 2026
Boston Red Sox3rd AL East - .535 pct vTue 8 Sep, 6:45 PM EDT Los Angeles Angels4th AL West - .397 pct
Match resultBoston 68%Angels 32%
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 1% 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 2 points in the Division race.
Boston Red Sox
Playoffs97%
Division3%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds7%
Byeseason odds3%
Boston winDivisionBoston Red Sox3%5%▲ +2
Angels winDivisionBoston Red Sox3%3%±0
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1Tampa BayDivision80%76-50.603-2YankeesDivision18%71-55.56453BostonDivision3%68-59.5358.5AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision60%63-63.500-2TexasDivision24%62-64.49214AngelsDivision<1%50-76.39713The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
3BostonPlayoffs97%68-59.535+5.56MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-14AngelsPlayoffs<1%50-76.39712