Oakland Athletics Playoff Race

Athletics beat Rangers 12-6, odds of making the playoffs up 4.4% to 53.1%
Chance of making the playoffs: 53.1%Change:4.4
Average final seed:5.2-0.34

Record:   23 - 16     .590

How are these numbers calculated? (show)

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.

Each game can have 2 kinds of impact on the Athletics:

1. How many percentage points it changed their chance of making the playoffs.

2. (If in parenthesis,) how many positions it changed their average finishing position.

The day’s total impact on the Athletics is shown between the best and worst case outcomes. Future games show separate impacts for each outcome. Hover your mouse over a game to hightlight it in the standings.

How do I know a games impact? (show)

SundayImpact
Rangers6Athletics123.7 (-0.31)
Devil Rays8Angels50.8 (-0.03)
Worst-4.30 (0.34) 4.44  (-0.34) (-0.33) 4.52Best
Monday
WinWin
Angels-0.8White Sox0.810:05 PM
Rangers-0.3Mariners0.38:05 PM
-1.13 (0.03)   (-0.04) 1.11
Games Above .500  (Full Screen)
Chance Will Make Playoffs  (Full Screen)

What If

Chances based on how well the Athletics finish out the season.   Explain (show)

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If finish:Chance inChance team will finish the regular season at position
TWW-LPCTplayoffs1234567891011121314Count
146123-01.000In1001,000
11491-32.740In1003
11289-34.724In1006
11087-36.707In962246
10885-38.691In9730244
10683-40.675In963001,084
10481-42.659In964003,991
10279-44.642In9640013,499
10077-46.626In9451038,062
9875-48.610In9271094,216
9673-50.593100.08810210204,385
9471-52.577100.07817410390,193
9269-54.56199.960298300651,575
9067-56.54598.93639159100958,202
8865-58.52893.114362320610001,239,908
8663-60.51272.74192227197100001,405,079
8461-62.49639.1161220222312300001,405,336
8259-64.48015.1015961827221020001,236,082
8057-66.4634.8002302102429207100958,217
7855-68.4471.1000100151630291540652,028
7653-70.4310.2000000002102735215389,665
7451-72.4150.000000018284121204,763
7249-74.398Out000111394994,329
7047-76.382Out002247438,214
6845-78.366Out01118813,425
6643-80.350Out04964,006
6441-82.333Out2981,082
6239-84.317Out100303
6037-86.301Out10047
5835-88.285Out1009
5532-91.260Out1001
230-123.000Out1001,000
Total:53.1% 16151112776655432210,000,000

Updated Monday, 5/12/08 5:39 AM Eastern Time (GMT-04:00)