Milwaukee Brewers Playoff Race

Brewers beat Cardinals 5-3, odds of making the playoffs up 1.7% to 16.6%
Chance of making the playoffs: 16.6%Change:1.7
Average final seed:9.0-0.34

Record:   18 - 19     .486

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 Brewers:

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 Brewers 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
Brewers5Cardinals32.2 (-0.36)
Cubs6D-Backs4-0.2
Dodgers5Astros8-0.2
Worst-2.63 (0.38) 1.71  (-0.34) (-0.37) 2.70Best
Monday
WinWin
Brewers2.3 (-0.35) Cardinals-2.4 (0.36) 8:05 PM
Cubs-0.3Padres0.38:05 PM
Giants0.2Astros-0.210:15 PM
-2.99 (0.38)   (-0.35) 2.74
Games Above .500  (Full Screen)
Chance Will Make Playoffs  (Full Screen)

What If

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

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If finish:Chance inChance team will finish the regular season at position
TWW-LPCTplayoffs12345678910111213141516Count
143125-01.000In10001,000
10991-34.728In50502
10890-35.720In475315
10688-37.704In95560
10486-39.688In831340298
10284-41.672In8412311,176
10082-43.656In8313414,576
9880-45.640100.0791451014,324
9678-47.624100.07218810039,782
9476-49.60899.760231330097,367
9274-51.59298.441282272000209,401
9072-53.57692.2212729157100394,521
8870-55.56072.371727222251000656,471
8668-57.54436.11613163422710000956,333
8466-59.5288.30134173027134100001,230,407
8264-61.5120.900012922292311300001,394,657
8062-63.4960.10000003102329221020001,393,690
7860-65.4800.000000014132530207101,231,876
7658-67.464Out000016193228122955,913
7456-69.448Out0001416343312654,985
7254-71.432Out0003194334394,922
7052-73.416Out00063361209,111
6850-75.400Out01188197,527
6648-77.384Out0089240,144
6446-79.368Out039714,412
6244-81.352Out1994,466
6042-83.336Out01001,223
5840-85.320Out100269
5638-87.304Out10061
5436-89.288Out10010
5234-91.272Out1001
180-125.000Out1001,000
Total:16.6% 345477777777776510,000,000

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