How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 4/8100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Yankees 401 Red Sox 417.5 -8.6
-0.8
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 4/15100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Blue Jays vs Yankees-6.8*+0.1+8.1
-0.7+0.0+0.8
Red Sox vs Rays-0.6*+0.2+0.8
Twins vs Indians-0.2*+0.2+0.2
Tigers vs Royals-0.1*+0.1+0.1

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

Chances based on how well the Yankees finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-L-Tplayoffs123456789101112Count
17.5-19In100689*
1717-2-0In9910808*
16.516-2-1In99100604*
1616-3-0In97305,133*
15.515-3-1In95413,302*
1515-4-0In8890221,283*
14.514-4-1100.0%801614012,913*
1414-5-099.96524290063,741
13-4-299.966242903,739*
13.513-5-199.648334150038,043*
1313-6-098.0303692320155,902
12-5-298.230378222010,361*
12.512-6-194.31435153050083,928
11-5-394.715331631501,724*
1212-7-083.0524203415200299,011
11-6-284.55242035142020,941*
11.511-7-165.6112223027710148,635
10-6-364.81112330278103,192*
1111-8-039.804171834215100466,160
10-7-240.5041818342050034,621*
10.510-8-118.501116273417300213,905
9-7-318.311162833173004,675*
1010-9-07.00051123032164000591,224
9-8-26.90511230321630044,621*
9.59-9-12.2020214323214300245,865
8-8-32.320214323214305,510*
99-10-00.7010041733301320614,995
8-9-20.71004163331132046,368*
8.58-10-10.20004193629101230,238
7-9-30.200041936301015,108*
88-11-00.0000172538245521,773
7-10-20.00017253824538,361*
7.57-11-10.0000111343914173,337
6-10-3Out01113340143,743*
77-12-00.00004224529360,998
6-11-2Out00421453025,328*
6.56-12-1Out01104148104,979
5-11-3Out1943472,119*
66-13-0Out0043264200,786
5-12-2Out04316513,264*
5.55-13-1Out01207950,969*
55-14-0Out00128789,110
4-13-2Out012885,225*
4.54-14-1Out069418,649*
44-15-0Out039732,182*
3.53-15-1Out1995,173*
33-16-0Out01998,292*
2.52-16-1Out01001,011*
22-17-0Out01001,537*
0-1.5Out100837*
Total:20.9%456789910101111115,034,912

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Week of 4/8100.0*Lottery seed
Yankees 401 Red Sox 417.5 +1.5
If winner is:HomeTieAway
Week of 4/15100.0*Lottery seed
Blue Jays vs Yankees+1.3+0.9-1.6
Tigers vs Royals-0.0-0.1+0.0
Twins vs Indians-0.0-0.1+0.0
Red Sox vs Rays+0.0-0.1-0.0

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L-T123456789101112131415161718192021222324
18-19100
17.517-1-1973
1717-2-0982
16.516-2-19280
1616-3-0901000
15.515-3-1732330
1515-4-06927400
14.514-4-135411851000
1414-5-0344119510000
13-4-28243223102000
13.513-5-172332241130000
1313-6-062231241130020
12-5-20310212824102200
12.512-6-102919272311251000
1212-7-0028172421102143000
11-6-200271932245631000
11.511-7-10015152519111373100
10-6-3021450147984200
1111-8-0000139151219221351000
10-7-2001831151115139410000
10.510-8-1000415271420191262000
9-7-311801371318181373100
1010-9-00016271522221572000
9-8-2070012714192116931000
9.59-9-10020002613202218104100
8-8-320027132123199300
99-10-00100026132022191151000
8-9-21000251320242011410
8.58-10-10000151220242012410
7-9-300028192826143
88-11-00000141119242113510
7-10-2000028182726154
7.57-11-1000027172727154
6-10-300210253825
77-12-0000026162728174
6-11-20029253925
6.56-12-10028243926
5-11-3173360
66-13-00018244028
5-12-20163261
5.55-13-100163163
55-14-000163064
4-13-2011386
4.54-14-1011288
44-15-0011189
3.53-15-10397
33-16-00397
2.52-16-1199
22-17-0199
0-1.5100
Total:122333343444555555566666