2014 Hunt For October

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

American League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF BAL (8) 86-59 .593 -- 96-66 99.9% TOR 76-69 .524 10 85-77 5.2% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF WSH (9) 83-62 .572 -- 93-69 99.9% ATL 75-71 .514 8.5 83-79 18.2% Complete Standings
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 17 (home: 10; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .505 9/12 vs New York Yankees 1:05 PM 9/12 vs New York Yankees 7:05 PM 9/13 vs New York Yankees 1:05 PM 9/14 vs New York Yankees 8:00 PM 9/15 vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule TORONTO BLUE JAYS Games Remaining: 17 (home: 10; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .546 9/12 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:07 PM 9/13 vs Tampa Bay Rays 1:07 PM 9/14 vs Tampa Bay Rays 1:07 PM 9/15 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 9/16 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 17 (home: 7; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .492 9/12 at New York Mets 7:10 PM 9/13 at New York Mets 7:10 PM 9/14 at New York Mets 1:10 PM 9/15 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule ATLANTA BRAVES Games Remaining: 16 (home: 10; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .482 9/12 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/13 at Texas Rangers 1:05 PM 9/14 at Texas Rangers 3:05 PM 9/15 vs Washington Nationals 7:10 PM 9/16 vs Washington Nationals 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF KC (17) 80-65 .552 -- 89-73 71.4% DET 80-66 .548 0.5 89-73 69.7% CLE 76-69 .524 4 85-77 10.0% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF STL (14) 80-67 .544 -- 88-74 92.3% PIT 77-69 .527 2.5 85-77 69.2% MIL 76-71 .517 4 83-79 21.4% Complete Standings
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 17 (home: 10; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .482 9/12 vs Boston Red Sox 8:10 PM 9/13 vs Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM 9/14 vs Boston Red Sox 2:10 PM 9/15 vs Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 16 (home: 10; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .475 9/12 vs Cleveland Indians 7:08 PM 9/13 vs Cleveland Indians 7:08 PM 9/14 vs Cleveland Indians 1:08 PM 9/15 at Minnesota Twins 8:10 PM 9/16 at Minnesota Twins 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule CLEVELAND INDIANS Games Remaining: 17 (home: 6; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .478 9/12 at Detroit Tigers 7:08 PM 9/13 at Detroit Tigers 7:08 PM 9/14 at Detroit Tigers 1:08 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 15 (home: 9; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .453 9/12 vs Colorado Rockies 8:15 PM 9/13 vs Colorado Rockies 7:15 PM 9/14 vs Colorado Rockies 2:15 PM 9/16 vs Milwaukee Brewers 8:00 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 16 (home: 9; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .473 9/12 vs Chicago Cubs 7:05 PM 9/13 vs Chicago Cubs 7:05 PM 9/14 vs Chicago Cubs 1:35 PM 9/16 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule MILWAUKEE BREWERS Games Remaining: 15 (home: 6; away: 9) Avg Win % of Opponents: .492 9/12 vs Cincinnati Reds 8:10 PM 9/13 vs Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/14 vs Cincinnati Reds 2:10 PM 9/16 at St. Louis Cardinals 8:00 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAA (7) 91-55 .623 -- 101-61 99.9% OAK 81-65 .555 10 91-71 92.4% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAD (15) 83-63 .568 -- 92-70 99.9% SF 81-65 .555 2 90-72 98.7% Complete Standings
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 16 (home: 10; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .472 9/12 vs Houston Astros 10:05 PM 9/13 vs Houston Astros 9:05 PM 9/14 vs Houston Astros 3:35 PM 9/15 vs Seattle Mariners 10:05 PM Remaining Schedule OAKLAND ATHLETICS Games Remaining: 16 (home: 9; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .470 9/12 at Seattle Mariners 10:10 PM 9/13 at Seattle Mariners 9:10 PM 9/14 at Seattle Mariners 4:10 PM 9/16 vs Texas Rangers 10:05 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 16 (home: 6; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .471 9/12 at San Francisco Giants 10:15 PM 9/13 at San Francisco Giants 9:05 PM 9/14 at San Francisco Giants 4:05 PM 9/15 at Colorado Rockies 8:40 PM 9/16 at Colorado Rockies 8:40 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 16 (home: 7; away: 9) Avg Win % of Opponents: .478 9/12 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:15 PM 9/13 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 9:05 PM 9/14 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4:05 PM 9/15 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC OAK (16) 81-65 .555 -- 92.4% 92.2% DET (17) 80-66 .548 -- 69.7% 26.5% SEA (18) 79-66 .545 0.5 48.5% 48.4% CLE (21) 76-69 .524 3.5 10.0% 6.3% TOR (21) 76-69 .524 3.5 5.2% 5.2% Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC SF (11) 81-65 .555 -- 98.7% 75.5% PIT (15) 77-69 .527 -- 69.2% 47.0% MIL (18) 76-71 .517 1.5 21.4% 15.2% ATL (19) 75-71 .514 2 18.2% 18.0% MIA (23) 71-74 .490 5.5 0.1% 0.1% 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