MLB · 2026
13th by playoff odds30 clubs

Texas

2nd · 80-81
Playoffs23%
Magic number
The fewest of this club's own wins that alone would clinch a playoff place, no matter what every other result does.

Could clinch a playoff place as soon as Sun 27 Sep.

Elimination number
The fewest of this club's own losses that alone would end its playoff chances, no matter what every other result does.

Could be eliminated as soon as Sun 27 Sep.

Chances

The races beyond a playoff place, and where they finish.

Division23%
ByeOut
Pennant2%
World Series1%

2nd in the table · 13th by playoff odds.

AL West finish
1st2nd3rd4th5th
1st · division winner

Most likely 2nd. The division winner takes an automatic berth; everyone else chases 3 league-wide wild cards.

American League finish
1st6th · playoff line15th

Most likely 7th. The top 6 in the league make the playoffs.

Schedule

The next game, what follows it, and what already happened.

History

All results162 played
Final · Away27 SepMinnesota6Texas4Final · Away26 SepMinnesota2Texas±0627% → 27%PlayoffsFinal · Away25 SepMinnesota10Texas▼ -14228% → 14%PlayoffsFinal · Home24 SepMets1Texas±0331% → 31%PlayoffsFinal · Home23 SepMets7Texas±0234% → 34%PlayoffsFinal · Home22 SepMets6Texas±0362% → 62%PlayoffsFinal · Home20 SepToronto7Texas▼ -5266% → 61%PlayoffsFinal · Home19 SepToronto2Texas▲ +16649% → 65%PlayoffsFinal · Home18 SepToronto1Texas▲ +16734% → 50%PlayoffsFinal · Home17 SepBoston4Texas▼ -16351% → 35%PlayoffsFinal · Home16 SepBoston3Texas▲ +15736% → 51%PlayoffsFinal · Home15 SepBoston2Texas±0432% → 32%PlayoffsFinal · Away13 SepArizona6Texas▲ +9720% → 29%PlayoffsFinal · Away12 SepArizona2Texas▲ +8612% → 20%PlayoffsFinal · Away11 SepArizona9Texas▼ -3115% → 12%PlayoffsFinal · Away10 SepSeattle4Texas±0322% → 22%PlayoffsFinal · Away9 SepSeattle3Texas▼ -2227% → 25%PlayoffsFinal · Away8 SepSeattle5Texas▲ +11019% → 20%PlayoffsFinal · Home6 SepTampa Bay6Texas▼ -2814% → 12%PlayoffsFinal · Home5 SepTampa Bay6Texas▼ -3316% → 13%PlayoffsFinal · Home4 SepTampa Bay7Texas▲ +6621% → 27%PlayoffsFinal · Home3 SepTampa Bay0Texas±0620% → 20%PlayoffsFinal · Home2 SepAthletics9Texas±0233% → 33%PlayoffsFinal · Home1 SepAthletics5Texas▲ +2823% → 25%PlayoffsFinal · Home31 AugAthletics1Texas±0824% → 24%PlayoffsFinal · Away30 AugMilwaukee4Texas±0720% → 20%PlayoffsFinal · Away29 AugMilwaukee5Texas▼ -4324% → 20%PlayoffsFinal · Away28 AugMilwaukee6Texas▼ -4125% → 21%PlayoffsFinal · Away26 AugWhite Sox10Texas±0435% → 35%PlayoffsFinal · Away25 AugWhite Sox11Texas±0742% → 42%PlayoffsFinal · Away24 AugWhite Sox2Texas±01140% → 40%PlayoffsFinal · Home23 AugAngels3Texas±0529% → 29%PlayoffsFinal · Home22 AugAngels3Texas▼ -8035% → 27%PlayoffsFinal · Home21 AugAngels1Texas±0233% → 33%PlayoffsFinal · Home20 AugWashington0Texas▲ +7223% → 30%PlayoffsFinal · Home19 AugWashington6Texas±0034% → 34%PlayoffsFinal · Home18 AugWashington0Texas▲ +6524% → 30%PlayoffsFinal · Away16 AugAthletics5Texas±0229% → 29%PlayoffsFinal · Away15 AugAthletics3Texas±0524% → 24%PlayoffsFinal · Away14 AugAthletics8Texas▼ -7331% → 24%PlayoffsFinal · Away13 AugAngels7Texas±0038% → 38%PlayoffsFinal · Away12 AugAngels5Texas▲ +1246% → 47%PlayoffsFinal · Away11 AugAngels3Texas▼ -1254% → 53%PlayoffsFinal · Away10 AugAngels1Texas▲ +4446% → 50%PlayoffsFinal · Home9 AugBaltimore10Texas▼ -3557% → 54%PlayoffsFinal · Home8 AugBaltimore1Texas▼ -2549% → 47%PlayoffsFinal · Home7 AugBaltimore1Texas▲ +1241% → 42%PlayoffsFinal · Home5 AugSan Francisco0Texas▼ -2633% → 31%PlayoffsFinal · Home4 AugSan Francisco4Texas±0526% → 26%PlayoffsFinal · Home3 AugSan Francisco5Texas▼ -2133% → 31%PlayoffsFinal · Away2 AugHouston7Texas▲ +1339% → 40%PlayoffsFinal · Away1 AugHouston5Texas±0447% → 47%PlayoffsFinal · Away31 JulHouston11Texas▲ +2254% → 56%PlayoffsFinal · Away30 JulTampa Bay3Texas▼ -6262% → 56%PlayoffsFinal · Away29 JulTampa Bay3Texas±0069% → 69%PlayoffsFinal · Away28 JulTampa Bay1Texas±0464% → 64%PlayoffsFinal · Home27 JulSeattle3Texas▲ +8758% → 66%PlayoffsFinal · Home26 JulSeattle6Texas▼ -8466% → 58%PlayoffsFinal · Home25 JulSeattle1Texas▼ -1760% → 59%PlayoffsFinal · Home24 JulSeattle4Texas▼ -1551% → 50%PlayoffsFinal · Home22 JulWhite Sox4Texas▲ +1258% → 59%PlayoffsFinal · Home21 JulWhite Sox0Texas▲ +11051% → 52%PlayoffsFinal · Home20 JulWhite Sox10Texas3Final · Away19 JulAtlanta8Texas5Final · Away18 JulAtlanta6Texas7Final · Away17 JulAtlanta15Texas1Final · Home12 JulHouston5Texas6Final · Home11 JulHouston9Texas3Final · Home10 JulHouston3Texas7Final · Home9 JulAngels6Texas7Final · Home8 JulAngels13Texas1Final · Home7 JulAngels3Texas8Final · Home5 JulDetroit6Texas3Final · Home4 JulDetroit3Texas0Final · Home2 JulDetroit4Texas10Final · Away1 JulCleveland9Texas4Final · Away30 JunCleveland2Texas4Final · Away29 JunCleveland3Texas6Final · Away28 JunToronto2Texas3Final · Away27 JunToronto4Texas7Final · Away26 JunToronto4Texas5Final · Away25 JunToronto5Texas6Final · Away24 JunMiami4Texas2Final · Away23 JunMiami6Texas4Final · Away22 JunMiami3Texas4Final · Home21 JunSan Diego3Texas4Final · Home20 JunSan Diego6Texas4Final · Home19 JunSan Diego7Texas9Final · Home18 JunMinnesota9Texas3Final · Home16 JunMinnesota12Texas2Final · Home15 JunMinnesota4Texas2Final · Away14 JunBoston4Texas6Final · Away13 JunBoston6Texas3Final · Away12 JunBoston10Texas1Final · Away11 JunKansas City2Texas4Final · Away10 JunKansas City4Texas6Final · Away9 JunKansas City5Texas3Final · Home7 JunCleveland0Texas10Final · Home6 JunCleveland6Texas0Final · Home5 JunCleveland2Texas3Final · Away3 JunSt. Louis5Texas3Final · Away2 JunSt. Louis4Texas7Final · Away1 JunSt. Louis1Texas2Final · Home31 MayKansas City3Texas6Final · Home30 MayKansas City6Texas7Final · Home29 MayKansas City1Texas9Final · Home28 MayHouston5Texas1Final · Home27 MayHouston4Texas3Final · Home26 MayHouston7Texas10Final · Home25 MayHouston9Texas0Final · Away24 MayAngels2Texas1Final · Away23 MayAngels5Texas2Final · Away22 MayAngels9Texas6Final · Away20 MayColorado4Texas5Final · Away19 MayColorado0Texas10Final · Away18 MayColorado7Texas6Final · Away17 MayHouston0Texas8Final · Away16 MayHouston4Texas1Final · Away15 MayHouston2Texas0Final · Home13 MayArizona5Texas6Final · Home12 MayArizona4Texas7Final · Home11 MayArizona1Texas0Final · Home10 MayCubs0Texas3Final · Home9 MayCubs0Texas6Final · Home8 MayCubs7Texas1Final · Away7 MayYankees9Texas2Final · Away6 MayYankees1Texas6Final · Away5 MayYankees7Texas4Final · Away3 MayDetroit7Texas1Final · Away2 MayDetroit5Texas1Final · Away1 MayDetroit4Texas5Final · Home29 AprYankees0Texas3Final · Home28 AprYankees3Texas2Final · Home27 AprYankees4Texas2Final · Home26 AprAthletics2Texas1Final · Home25 AprAthletics3Texas4Final · Home24 AprAthletics8Texas1Final · Home23 AprPittsburgh1Texas6Final · Home22 AprPittsburgh8Texas4Final · Home21 AprPittsburgh1Texas5Final · Away19 AprSeattle5Texas2Final · Away18 AprSeattle7Texas3Final · Away17 AprSeattle0Texas5Final · Away16 AprAthletics6Texas9Final · Away15 AprAthletics6Texas5Final · Away14 AprAthletics2Texas1Final · Away13 AprAthletics1Texas8Final · Away12 AprDodgers2Texas5Final · Away11 AprDodgers6Texas3Final · Away10 AprDodgers8Texas7Final · Home8 AprSeattle0Texas3Final · Home7 AprSeattle2Texas3Final · Home6 AprSeattle1Texas2Final · Home5 AprCincinnati2Texas1Final · Home4 AprCincinnati2Texas0Final · Home3 AprCincinnati5Texas3Final · Away1 AprBaltimore8Texas3Final · Away31 MarBaltimore5Texas8Final · Away30 MarBaltimore2Texas5Final · Away29 MarPhiladelphia3Texas8Final · Away28 MarPhiladelphia4Texas5Final · Away26 MarPhiladelphia5Texas3

Season so far

Playoff odds after every published update. Dots mark the games with the biggest published swing; each opens its game record.

050100 Game on 26 Sep: 27% to 87%2026-03-302026-09-27

Paths

Every way the regular season can end, measured over 20,000 simulated seasons. The finishes are a complete split of it, so the bar is one whole; open a finish for what has to happen.

Reaches the postseason - stronger green is a better finishMisses it

Win the division with a first-round byeNo sampled route

No sampled route in this forecast: 0 of 20,000 simulations reached it. That is evidence about the sampled forecast, not a proof of impossibility.

Win the division, host the Wild Card Series23%

Texas 81+ wins

Wild Card Series
3TexasHome6White Sox

Alongside it: 4 Yankees v 5 Boston

How the table finishedthe middle season
The American League table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 4,544. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubWL
1Tampa Bay9864
2Cleveland8676
3Texas8181
4Yankees9468
5Boston8874
6White Sox8379
-Houston8082
-Baltimore7983
Wild Card berth, host the Wild Card SeriesNo sampled route

No sampled route in this forecast: 0 of 20,000 simulations reached it. That is evidence about the sampled forecast, not a proof of impossibility.

Wild Card berth, on the roadNo sampled route

No sampled route in this forecast: 0 of 20,000 simulations reached it. That is evidence about the sampled forecast, not a proof of impossibility.

Miss the postseason77%

Texas under 82 wins

How the table finishedthe middle season
The American League table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 15,456. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubWL
1Tampa Bay9864
2Cleveland8676
3Houston8181
4Yankees9468
5Boston8874
6White Sox8478
-Texas8082
-Baltimore7983