MLB · 2026

Baltimore Orioles5th AL East - .480 pct vTue 8 Sep, 6:35 PM EDT Cleveland Guardians3rd AL Central - .480 pct

Match resultBaltimore 55%Cleveland 45%

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 4% 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.

Baltimore Orioles
Playoffs9%
Cleveland Guardians
Playoffs19%
Division7%
Pennantseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Baltimore winPlayoffsBaltimore Orioles9%12%▲ +3Cleveland Guardians19%18%▼ -1
Cleveland winPlayoffsBaltimore Orioles9%6%▼ -3Cleveland Guardians19%27%▲ +8

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