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	SF / PIT vs Wild Card: SF at PIT	vs LAD leads season series 4-3

American League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- BAL 93-62 .600 -- 97-65 100.0% NYY 80-75 .516 13 83-79 0.1% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- WSH 91-64 .587 -- 95-67 100.0% Complete Standings
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 7 (home: 0; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .510 9/22 at New York Yankees 7:05 PM 9/23 at New York Yankees 7:00 PM 9/24 at New York Yankees 1:05 PM 9/25 at New York Yankees 7:05 PM 9/26 at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07 PM Remaining Schedule NEW YORK YANKEES Games Remaining: 7 (home: 4; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .518 9/22 vs Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 9/23 vs Baltimore Orioles 7:00 PM 9/24 vs Baltimore Orioles 1:05 PM 9/25 vs Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM 9/26 at Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 7; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .482 9/23 vs New York Mets 7:05 PM 9/24 vs New York Mets 7:05 PM 9/25 vs New York Mets 7:05 PM 9/26 vs Miami Marlins 1:05 PM 9/26 vs Miami Marlins 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF DET (7) 86-69 .555 -- 90-72 98.3% KC 84-70 .545 1.5 88-74 89.5% CLE 81-74 .523 5 85-77 3.0% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- STL (5) 87-69 .558 -- 90-72 100.0% PIT 84-71 .542 2.5 88-74 99.8% MIL 80-76 .513 7 83-79 0.1% Complete Standings
DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 7; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .442 9/22 vs Chicago White Sox 7:08 PM 9/23 vs Chicago White Sox 7:08 PM 9/24 vs Chicago White Sox 1:08 PM 9/25 vs Minnesota Twins 7:08 PM 9/26 vs Minnesota Twins 7:08 PM Remaining Schedule KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 8 (home: 1; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .490 9/22 at Cleveland Indians 7:05 PM 9/23 at Cleveland Indians 7:05 PM 9/24 at Cleveland Indians 7:00 PM 9/25 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/26 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule CLEVELAND INDIANS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 6; away: 1) Avg Win % of Opponents: .513 9/22 vs Kansas City Royals 7:05 PM 9/23 vs Kansas City Royals 7:05 PM 9/24 vs Kansas City Royals 7:00 PM 9/26 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:05 PM 9/27 vs Tampa Bay Rays 6:05 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 0; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .420 9/22 at Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM 9/23 at Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM 9/24 at Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM 9/26 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40 PM 9/27 at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 7 (home: 0; away: 7) Avg Win % of Opponents: .476 9/22 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM 9/23 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM 9/24 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM 9/25 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM 9/26 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule MILWAUKEE BREWERS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 3; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .452 9/23 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/24 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/25 at Cincinnati Reds 12:35 PM 9/26 vs Chicago Cubs 8:10 PM 9/27 vs Chicago Cubs 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- LAA 96-60 .615 -- 100-62 100.0% OAK 85-70 .548 10.5 89-73 96.4% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- LAD (3) 89-67 .571 -- 92-70 100.0% SF 84-71 .542 4.5 88-74 99.3% Complete Standings
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 0; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .542 9/22 at Oakland Athletics 10:05 PM 9/23 at Oakland Athletics 10:05 PM 9/24 at Oakland Athletics 3:35 PM 9/26 at Seattle Mariners 10:10 PM 9/27 at Seattle Mariners 9:10 PM Remaining Schedule OAKLAND ATHLETICS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 3; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .508 9/22 vs Los Angeles Angels 10:05 PM 9/23 vs Los Angeles Angels 10:05 PM 9/24 vs Los Angeles Angels 3:35 PM 9/25 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/26 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 6; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .479 9/22 vs San Francisco Giants 10:10 PM 9/23 vs San Francisco Giants 10:00 PM 9/24 vs San Francisco Giants 10:00 PM 9/26 vs Colorado Rockies 10:10 PM 9/27 vs Colorado Rockies 9:10 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 7 (home: 4; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .524 9/22 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10 PM 9/23 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:00 PM 9/24 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:00 PM 9/25 vs San Diego Padres 10:15 PM 9/26 vs San Diego Padres 10:15 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC OAK (6) 85-70 .548 -- 96.4% 96.4% KC (7) 84-70 .545 -- 89.5% 55.9% SEA (10) 83-72 .535 1.5 12.6% 12.6% CLE (12) 81-74 .523 3.5 3.0% 2.8% NYY (13) 80-75 .516 4.5 0.1% 0.1% Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC SF (3) 84-71 .542 -- 99.3% 98.4% PIT (3) 84-71 .542 -- 99.8% 84.0% MIL (12) 80-76 .513 4.5 0.1% 0.1% ATL (16) 76-79 .490 8 -- -- NYM (16) 76-80 .487 8.5 -- -- 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