MLB · 2026
Athletics5th AL West - .386 pct vSun 30 Aug, 4:05 PM EDT Baltimore Orioles5th AL East - .480 pct
Match resultAthletics 44%Baltimore 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 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 5 points in the Playoffs race.
Baltimore Orioles
Playoffs9%
Athletics winPlayoffsBaltimore Orioles9%7%▼ -2
Baltimore winPlayoffsBaltimore Orioles9%12%▲ +3
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%71-55.56455BaltimoreDivision<1%61-66.48015.5AL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1HoustonDivision60%63-63.500-2TexasDivision24%62-64.49215AthleticsDivision<1%49-78.38614.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify