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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
GW-L-TPCTGD%Change123456789101112Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Rangers1-0-01.00011552.9%+19.6161412121087654324.8+1.671.534Texas Rangers
Angels1-0-01.0008651.6+18.2151312121098765424.9+1.581.530Los Angeles Angels
Astros0-1-0.000-8615.2-18.1234678910111213158.1-1.6013.470Houston Astros
Mariners0-1-0.000-11514.6-18.7234578910111214168.2-1.6913.466Seattle Mariners

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Week of 4/8
Astros 367.5 Angels 453.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels+8.6
+0.8
Astros-8.6
-0.8
Rangers 386 Mariners 271
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers+8.6
+0.8
Mariners-8.6
-0.8
Week of 4/15
Angels vs RangersIf winner is:HomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers42.3*53.163.3
5.64.84.1
Angels62.2*51.641.1
4.24.95.6
Mariners14.7*14.814.5
Mariners vs AstrosHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers53.0*53.252.7
Angels51.5*51.851.7
Astros10.214.720.3
8.88.17.4
Mariners19.614.29.7
7.58.28.8
Red Sox vs RaysHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers52.7*53.053.2
Angels51.4*51.751.8
Astros15.1*15.315.4
Mariners14.5*14.614.7
Twins vs IndiansHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers52.7*53.153.1
Angels51.4*51.851.8
Astros15.1*15.415.4
Mariners14.5*14.714.7
Tigers vs RoyalsHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers52.7*52.953.1
Angels51.5*51.551.7
Mariners14.5*14.714.7
Blue Jays vs YankeesHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers52.8*52.653.1
Mariners14.5*14.514.7

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