2014 Hunt For October

If the season ended today...
AMERICAN LEAGUE		NATIONAL LEAGUE
SEA / OAK vs Wild Card: SEA at OAK	vs KC leads season series 4-3	MIL / SF vs Wild Card: MIL at SF	vs LAD leads season series 4-3

American League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF BAL (14) 82-58 .586 -- 95-67 99.7% NYY 72-67 .518 9.5 83-79 1.5% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF WSH (16) 79-60 .568 -- 93-69 99.7% ATL 73-68 .518 7 84-78 31.9% Complete Standings
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 22 (home: 10; away: 12) Avg Win % of Opponents: .489 9/6 at Tampa Bay Rays 1:05 PM 9/7 at Tampa Bay Rays 1:40 PM 9/8 at Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM 9/9 at Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule NEW YORK YANKEES Games Remaining: 23 (home: 13; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .521 9/6 vs Kansas City Royals 4:05 PM 9/7 vs Kansas City Royals 1:05 PM 9/9 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:05 PM 9/10 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 23 (home: 12; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .490 9/6 vs Philadelphia Phillies 4:05 PM 9/7 vs Philadelphia Phillies 1:35 PM 9/8 vs Atlanta Braves 7:05 PM 9/9 vs Atlanta Braves 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule ATLANTA BRAVES Games Remaining: 21 (home: 10; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .493 9/6 at Miami Marlins 7:10 PM 9/7 at Miami Marlins 1:10 PM 9/8 at Washington Nationals 7:05 PM 9/9 at Washington Nationals 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF KC (21) 78-61 .561 -- 90-72 83.0% DET 77-64 .546 2 88-74 41.2% CLE 72-67 .518 6 84-78 5.9% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF STL (19) 77-64 .546 -- 87-75 88.7% MIL 74-67 .525 3 85-77 55.1% PIT 71-68 .511 5 83-79 29.0% Complete Standings
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 23 (home: 11; away: 12) Avg Win % of Opponents: .495 9/6 at New York Yankees 4:05 PM 9/7 at New York Yankees 1:05 PM 9/8 at Detroit Tigers 4:08 PM 9/9 at Detroit Tigers 7:08 PM Remaining Schedule DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 15; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .500 9/6 vs San Francisco Giants 1:08 PM 9/7 vs San Francisco Giants 8:00 PM 9/8 vs Kansas City Royals 4:08 PM 9/9 vs Kansas City Royals 7:08 PM Remaining Schedule CLEVELAND INDIANS Games Remaining: 23 (home: 12; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .494 9/6 vs Chicago White Sox 7:05 PM 9/7 vs Chicago White Sox 1:05 PM 9/8 vs Los Angeles Angels 1:05 PM 9/9 vs Minnesota Twins 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 9; away: 12) Avg Win % of Opponents: .467 9/6 at Milwaukee Brewers 7:10 PM 9/7 at Milwaukee Brewers 2:10 PM 9/8 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/9 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule MILWAUKEE BREWERS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 12; away: 9) Avg Win % of Opponents: .498 9/6 vs St. Louis Cardinals 7:10 PM 9/7 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2:10 PM 9/8 vs Miami Marlins 8:10 PM 9/9 vs Miami Marlins 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 23 (home: 9; away: 14) Avg Win % of Opponents: .476 9/6 at Chicago Cubs 4:05 PM 9/7 at Chicago Cubs 2:20 PM 9/8 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM 9/9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAA (17) 85-55 .607 -- 98-64 99.9% OAK 79-61 .564 6 93-69 96.6% SEA 77-63 .550 8 90-72 70.0% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAD (20) 79-62 .560 -- 91-71 98.9% SF 77-64 .546 2 89-73 94.1% Complete Standings
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 22 (home: 10; away: 12) Avg Win % of Opponents: .476 9/6 at Minnesota Twins 7:10 PM 9/7 at Minnesota Twins 2:10 PM 9/8 at Cleveland Indians 1:05 PM 9/9 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM Remaining Schedule OAKLAND ATHLETICS Games Remaining: 22 (home: 11; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .466 9/6 vs Houston Astros 4:05 PM 9/7 vs Houston Astros 4:05 PM 9/8 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/9 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule SEATTLE MARINERS Games Remaining: 22 (home: 9; away: 13) Avg Win % of Opponents: .507 9/6 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/7 at Texas Rangers 3:05 PM 9/8 vs Houston Astros 10:10 PM 9/9 vs Houston Astros 10:10 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 11; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .464 9/6 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 9:10 PM 9/7 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10 PM 9/8 vs San Diego Padres 10:10 PM 9/9 vs San Diego Padres 10:10 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 10; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .492 9/6 at Detroit Tigers 1:08 PM 9/7 at Detroit Tigers 8:00 PM 9/9 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 10:15 PM 9/10 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 10:00 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC OAK (20) 79-61 .564 -- 96.6% 87.9% SEA (22) 77-63 .550 -- 70.0% 68.3% DET (23) 77-64 .546 0.5 41.2% 19.2% NYY (28) 72-67 .518 4.5 1.5% 1.3% CLE (28) 72-67 .518 4.5 5.9% 3.9% Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC SF (18) 77-64 .546 -- 94.1% 64.6% MIL (21) 74-67 .525 -- 55.1% 33.2% ATL (23) 73-68 .518 1 31.9% 30.7% PIT (25) 71-68 .511 2 29.0% 21.9% MIA (28) 68-71 .489 5 1.6% 1.6% 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