2015 Hunt For October

If the season ended today...
AMERICAN LEAGUE		NATIONAL LEAGUE
HOU / NYY vs Wild Card: HOU at NYY	vs TEX leads season series 4-3	CHC / PIT vs Wild Card: CHC at PIT	vs NYM leads season series 4-3

American League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- TOR (4) 90-65 .581 -- 95-67 100.0% NYY 86-69 .555 4 90-72 99.9% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- NYM 89-67 .571 -- 92-70 100.0% Complete Standings
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 0; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .484 9/28 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 9/29 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 9/30 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 10/1 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule NEW YORK YANKEES Games Remaining: 7 (home: 4; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .481 9/28 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM 9/29 vs Boston Red Sox 7:00 PM 9/30 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM 10/1 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule	NEW YORK METS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 3; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .431 9/29 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM 9/30 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM 10/1 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM 10/2 vs Washington Nationals 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- KC 90-65 .581 -- 94-68 100.0% MIN 80-75 .516 10 84-78 5.1% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- STL (4) 98-58 .628 -- 102-60 100.0% z- PIT 95-61 .609 3 98-64 100.0% z- CHC 90-65 .581 7.5 94-68 100.0% Complete Standings
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 0; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .516 9/28 at Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM 9/29 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/30 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 10/1 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule MINNESOTA TWINS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 3; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .515 9/28 at Cleveland Indians 7:10 PM 9/29 at Cleveland Indians 7:10 PM 9/30 at Cleveland Indians 7:10 PM 10/1 at Cleveland Indians 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 0; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .476 9/28 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:00 PM 9/29 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:05 PM 9/30 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:00 PM 10/2 at Atlanta Braves 7:35 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 6 (home: 6; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .538 9/28 vs St. Louis Cardinals 7:00 PM 9/29 vs St. Louis Cardinals 7:05 PM 9/30 vs St. Louis Cardinals 7:00 PM 10/2 vs Cincinnati Reds 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule CHICAGO CUBS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 1; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .505 9/28 vs Kansas City Royals 8:05 PM 9/29 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/30 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 10/1 at Cincinnati Reds 12:35 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF TEX (5) 84-71 .542 -- 88-74 94.1% HOU 82-74 .526 2.5 85-77 65.5% LAA 81-74 .523 3 84-78 34.7% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAD (2) 87-68 .561 -- 91-71 99.7% SF 81-74 .523 6 85-77 0.1% Complete Standings
TEXAS RANGERS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 7; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .504 9/28 vs Detroit Tigers 8:05 PM 9/29 vs Detroit Tigers 8:05 PM 9/30 vs Detroit Tigers 8:05 PM 10/1 vs Los Angeles Angels 8:05 PM Remaining Schedule HOUSTON ASTROS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 0; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .499 9/28 at Seattle Mariners 10:10 PM 9/29 at Seattle Mariners 10:10 PM 9/30 at Seattle Mariners 10:10 PM 10/2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40 PM Remaining Schedule LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 3; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .478 9/28 vs Oakland Athletics 10:05 PM 9/29 vs Oakland Athletics 10:00 PM 9/30 vs Oakland Athletics 7:05 PM 10/1 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 3; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .471 9/28 at San Francisco Giants 10:15 PM 9/29 at San Francisco Giants 10:15 PM 9/30 at San Francisco Giants 10:00 PM 10/1 at San Francisco Giants 3:45 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 7; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .467 9/28 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:15 PM 9/29 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:15 PM 9/30 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:00 PM 10/1 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3:45 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC NYY 86-69 .555 +4.5 99.9% 98.7% HOU 82-74 .526 -- 65.5% 56.6% LAA 81-74 .523 0.5 34.7% 25.0% MIN 80-75 .516 1.5 5.1% 5.1% CLE 77-77 .500 4 0.1% 0.1% Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC z-PIT 95-61 .609 +4.5 100.0% 88.9% z-CHC 90-65 .581 -- 100.0% 100.0% Complete Wild Card Standings

Glossary

• W: Wins
• L: Losses
• PCT: Winning percentage
• GB: Games back

• ExWL: Expected W-L - This is derived from Bill James' Pythagorean theorem of baseball:Runs scored [squared]/(Runs scored [squared] + runs allowed [squared]) and applied to each team's remaining games. This formula was designed to relate a team's runs scored and runs allowed to its won-lost record.
• POFF: % chance of making the playoffs
• WC: % chance of winning the Wild Card
• For an explanation of POFF, WC, and other playoff projections, go to coolstandings.com

• x - Clinched Division
• y - Clinched Wild Card
• z - Clinched Playoff Berth
• * - Clinched Best League Record