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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
GW-LPCTGD%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Tampa Bay29-22.5691063.8%-4.731091514121087532105.7-0.343.512Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore29-22.569863.2-6.231191514121087542105.8-0.442.509Baltimore Orioles
Toronto27-24.5292662.6+4.831091514121097542105.8+0.337.528Toronto Blue Jays
Yankees127-23.5401556.2+4.928713131211108653106.2+0.3312.516New York Yankees
Boston126-24.5202253.9+4.027712131211109753106.4+0.2711.522Boston Red Sox

Big Games

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Wednesday
Toronto 4 Baltimore 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay*-0.1
Baltimore-2.8
-0.2
Toronto+3.1
+0.2
Boston*-0.1
Angels 5 Yankees 6
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Yankees+4.4
+0.3
Tampa Bay 3 White Sox 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay-3.3
-0.2
Baltimore+0.3
Toronto+0.2
Yankees+0.2
Boston+0.3
Boston 6 Detroit 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Baltimore*-0.1
Toronto-0.1
Boston+2.9
+0.2
Cleveland 3 Kansas City 6
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay+0.2
Baltimore+0.3
Toronto+0.3
Yankees+0.4
Boston+0.3
Texas 8 Seattle 21
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay-0.2
Baltimore-0.2
Toronto-0.2
Yankees-0.2
Boston-0.3
Friday
Toronto vs BostonIf winner is:HomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto65.858.3
5.66.1
Boston50.758.3
6.66.1
Tampa Bay vs BaltimoreHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay66.959.7
5.56.0
Baltimore60.167.4
6.05.5
Detroit vs YankeesHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay64.063.7
Baltimore63.463.1
Toronto62.862.4
Yankees52.960.0
6.56.0
Boston54.153.7
Angels vs TexasHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay63.464.2
Baltimore62.863.6
Toronto62.263.0
Yankees55.756.6
Boston53.554.3
Cleveland vs MinnesotaHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay63.664.2
Baltimore63.063.7
Toronto62.463.0
Yankees55.956.6
Boston53.754.3
White Sox vs SeattleHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay64.063.6
Baltimore63.463.0
Toronto62.862.4
Boston54.153.6

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.