2014 Hunt For October

If the season ended today...
AMERICAN LEAGUE		NATIONAL LEAGUE
KC / OAK vs Wild Card: KC at OAK	vs DET leads season series 5-1	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 (1) 90-60 .600 -- 97-65 99.9% TOR 77-72 .517 12.5 84-78 1.4% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF WSH (2) 86-63 .577 -- 94-68 99.9% ATL 75-75 .500 11.5 81-81 1.3% Complete Standings
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 12 (home: 5; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .496 9/16 vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:05 PM 9/17 vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:05 PM 9/19 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM 9/20 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM 9/21 vs Boston Red Sox 1:35 PM Remaining Schedule TORONTO BLUE JAYS Games Remaining: 13 (home: 7; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .562 9/16 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 9/17 at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 9/18 at New York Yankees 7:05 PM 9/19 at New York Yankees 7:05 PM 9/20 at New York Yankees 4:05 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 13 (home: 7; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .489 9/16 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM 9/17 at Atlanta Braves 7:00 PM 9/18 at Miami Marlins 7:10 PM 9/19 at Miami Marlins 7:10 PM 9/20 at Miami Marlins 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule ATLANTA BRAVES Games Remaining: 12 (home: 9; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .511 9/16 vs Washington Nationals 7:10 PM 9/17 vs Washington Nationals 7:00 PM 9/19 vs New York Mets 7:35 PM 9/20 vs New York Mets 7:10 PM 9/21 vs New York Mets 1:35 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF DET (12) 84-66 .560 -- 91-71 96.4% KC 82-67 .550 1.5 89-73 82.6% CLE 76-73 .510 7.5 83-79 0.1% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF STL (10) 83-67 .553 -- 89-73 98.3% PIT 79-70 .530 3.5 86-76 79.2% MIL 78-72 .520 5 84-78 22.6% Complete Standings
DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 12 (home: 7; away: 5) Avg Win % of Opponents: .461 9/16 at Minnesota Twins 8:10 PM 9/17 at Minnesota Twins 8:10 PM 9/19 at Kansas City Royals 8:00 PM 9/20 at Kansas City Royals 1:05 PM 9/21 at Kansas City Royals 2:10 PM Remaining Schedule KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 13 (home: 6; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .494 9/16 vs Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/17 vs Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/19 vs Detroit Tigers 8:00 PM 9/20 vs Detroit Tigers 1:05 PM 9/21 vs Detroit Tigers 2:10 PM Remaining Schedule CLEVELAND INDIANS Games Remaining: 13 (home: 6; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .475 9/16 at Houston Astros 8:10 PM 9/17 at Houston Astros 8:10 PM 9/18 at Houston Astros 8:10 PM 9/19 at Minnesota Twins 8:10 PM 9/20 at Minnesota Twins 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 12 (home: 6; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .461 9/16 vs Milwaukee Brewers 8:00 PM 9/17 vs Milwaukee Brewers 8:15 PM 9/18 vs Milwaukee Brewers 8:15 PM 9/19 vs Cincinnati Reds 8:15 PM 9/20 vs Cincinnati Reds 7:15 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 13 (home: 6; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .483 9/16 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM 9/17 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM 9/18 vs Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM 9/19 vs Milwaukee Brewers 7:05 PM 9/20 vs Milwaukee Brewers 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule MILWAUKEE BREWERS Games Remaining: 12 (home: 3; away: 9) Avg Win % of Opponents: .498 9/16 at St. Louis Cardinals 8:00 PM 9/17 at St. Louis Cardinals 8:15 PM 9/18 at St. Louis Cardinals 8:15 PM 9/19 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:05 PM 9/20 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- LAA (3) 94-56 .627 -- 101-61 99.9% OAK 83-66 .557 10.5 91-71 98.2% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAD (9) 86-64 .573 -- 93-69 99.9% SF 82-68 .547 4 89-73 98.3% Complete Standings
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 12 (home: 6; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .503 9/16 vs Seattle Mariners 10:05 PM 9/17 vs Seattle Mariners 10:00 PM 9/18 vs Seattle Mariners 10:05 PM 9/19 vs Texas Rangers 10:05 PM 9/20 vs Texas Rangers 9:05 PM Remaining Schedule OAKLAND ATHLETICS Games Remaining: 13 (home: 9; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .463 9/16 vs Texas Rangers 10:05 PM 9/17 vs Texas Rangers 10:05 PM 9/18 vs Texas Rangers 3:35 PM 9/19 vs Philadelphia Phillies 9:35 PM 9/20 vs Philadelphia Phillies 4:05 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 12 (home: 6; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .443 9/16 at Colorado Rockies 8:40 PM 9/17 at Colorado Rockies 3:10 PM 9/18 at Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM 9/19 at Chicago Cubs 2:20 PM 9/20 at Chicago Cubs 1:05 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 12 (home: 4; away: 8) Avg Win % of Opponents: .478 9/16 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40 PM 9/17 at Arizona Diamondbacks 3:40 PM 9/19 at San Diego Padres 10:10 PM 9/20 at San Diego Padres 8:40 PM 9/21 at San Diego Padres 4:10 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC OAK (11) 83-66 .557 -- 98.2% 98.2% KC (12) 82-67 .550 -- 82.6% 51.5% SEA (16) 80-69 .537 2 20.3% 20.3% TOR (19) 77-72 .517 5 1.4% 1.4% NYY (20) 76-73 .510 6 0.1% 0.1% Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC SF (9) 82-68 .547 -- 98.3% 93.7% PIT (12) 79-70 .530 -- 79.2% 67.2% MIL (15) 78-72 .520 1.5 22.6% 19.2% ATL (18) 75-75 .500 4.5 1.3% 1.3% MIA (20) 73-76 .490 6 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

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