<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:scs="http://www.sportsclubstats.com" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Houston Astros Playoff Race - Sports Club Stats</title><link>http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Astros.html</link><description>What are the chances the Astros will make the playoffs.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 5:12:20 AST</pubDate><language>en</language><item><title>Astros beat Cubs 2-1, odds of making the playoffs up 0.3% to 1.9%</title><link>http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Astros.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 5:12:20 AST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">MLB/National/Central/Astros7/19/2008 3:15:00 AM</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Playoff Race</h2><small>Updated Saturday, 7/19/08 5:12 AM Eastern Time (GMT-04:00)</small><div><p>What are the chances the Astros will make the playoffs.</p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"><tr><td colspan="3" align="left"><b>Chance in playoffs</b></td><td colspan="16" align="center"><b>Chance will finish at position</b></td><td width="20"/><td colspan="4"/></tr><tr><td/><td colspan="2" align="right"><b>Change</b></td><td align="right"><b>1</b></td><td align="right"><b>2</b></td><td align="right"><b>3</b></td><td align="right"><b>4</b></td><td align="right"><b>5</b></td><td align="right"><b>6</b></td><td align="right"><b>7</b></td><td align="right"><b>8</b></td><td align="right"><b>9</b></td><td align="right"><b>10</b></td><td align="right"><b>11</b></td><td align="right"><b>12</b></td><td align="right"><b>13</b></td><td align="right"><b>14</b></td><td align="right"><b>15</b></td><td align="right"><b>16</b></td><td/><td align="center"><b>W</b></td><td><b>-</b></td><td align="center"><b>L</b></td><td align="center"><b>PCT</b></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Astros.html">Astros</a></td><td align="right">1.9</td><td align="right">0.3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td/><td align="right">45</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">51</td><td align="right">.469</td></tr><tr><td colspan="22"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Astros.html">Chances broken down by how they finish out the season.</a></td></tr></table></div>
		Graphs: <a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Astros_GamesAbove500.html">Games Above .500</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		<a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Astros_ChanceWillMakePlayoffs.html">Chance Will Make Playoffs</a><div height="10"/></div><div><h2>Big Games</h2><div><p>Results show how each game impacted the <span class="b">Astros’ </span> chance of making the playoffs. The 
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					 total impact on the <span class="b">Astros</span> is shown between the worst and best case outcomes.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6"><tr><td colspan="9"><b>Friday 7/18</b></td><td align="right"><b>Impact</b></td><td colspan="2"/></tr><tr><td>Astros</td><td align="right">2</td><td width="20"/><td>Cubs</td><td align="right">1</td><td/><td colspan="2"/><td colspan="2" align="right">0.5</td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="6"/><td align="right">Worst</td><td align="right">-0.51</td><td/><td align="right">0.50</td><td align="right">0.50</td><td align="right">Best</td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p> Upcoming games show how the <b>Astros’ </b> chance to make the playoffs will change if each team wins. </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><b>Saturday 7/19</b></td><td align="right"><b>Impact</b></td><td colspan="2"/></tr><tr><td>Astros</td><td align="right">0.5</td><td width="20"/><td>Cubs</td><td align="right">-0.6</td><td colspan="5"/><td align="right" colspan="2">7:05 PM</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"/><td align="right">Worst</td><td align="right">-0.60</td><td/><td/><td align="right">0.55</td><td align="right">Best</td></tr></table></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>