MLB · 2026
Athletics4th AL West - .398 pct vSun 27 Sep, 3:05 PM EDT Houston Astros1st AL West - .497 pct
Match resultAthletics 44%Houston 56%
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 13% 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 52 points in the Playoffs race.
Houston Astros
Playoffs77%
Division77%
Pennantseason odds6%
World Seriesseason odds2%
Athletics winPlayoffsAthleticsOutHouston Astros77%48%▼ -29
Houston winPlayoffsAthleticsOutHouston Astros77%>99%▲ +23
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision77%80-81.497-2TexasDivision23%80-81.497-4AthleticsDivisionOut64-97.39816The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6HoustonPlayoffs77%80-81.497Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs23%80-81.497314AthleticsPlayoffsOut64-97.39819