Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
GW-L-TPCTGD%Change123456789101112Avg.ChangeRPI
Angels13-6-0.684928.587.8%+15.750137123.1+0.393Los Angeles Angels
Astros12-7-0.632585.574.0-15.6242525263.5-0.349Houston Astros
Rangers9-10-0.47432.5Out76247.2-0.1218Texas Rangers
Mariners2-17-0.105-1273Out10012.022Seattle Mariners

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Week of 8/12
Angels 320.5 Mariners 276
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels+15.1
+0.5
Astros-1.0
-0.2
Astros 138 Rangers 277.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels+6.0
+0.2
Astros-7.1
-0.3
Rangers+0.3
Blue Jays 279 Rays 329.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels+7.6
+0.1
Astros+5.2
+0.1
Rangers-0.1
Twins 300 Royals 340.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels-0.7
Astros-0.6
+0.1
Yankees 290 Red Sox 367
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers+0.2
Week of 8/19
Angels 289 Rangers 238.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels+14.3
+0.4
Astros-0.1
Rangers-0.1
Yankees 237 Blue Jays 218.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels+8.2
+0.1
Astros+5.3
+0.1
Rangers-0.1
Mariners 195 Astros 155
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels*+0.1
Astros-10.1
-0.2
Royals 267.5 Tigers 187.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels-2.2
-0.1
Astros-3.6
-0.0
Indians 239.5 Twins 261.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels-3.0
-0.1
Astros-1.2
-0.1
Rays 270 Red Sox 329.5
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers+0.1
Week of 8/26
Indians vs RoyalsIf winner is:HomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
AngelsInIn75.0
3.03.03.2
AstrosIn51.149.0
3.33.83.8
Astros vs AngelsHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Angels75.0InIn
4.22.52.0
AstrosIn51.249.0
2.54.54.5
Tigers vs TwinsHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
AngelsIn76.076.0
3.03.23.2
Astros3.33.83.8
Rangers vs MarinersHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers7.07.07.5
Yankees vs RaysHomeTieAway
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Rangers7.57.07.0

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