2014 Hunt For October

If the season ended today...
AMERICAN LEAGUE		NATIONAL LEAGUE
OAK / KC vs Wild Card: OAK at KC	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 95-63 .601 -- 97-65 100.0% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- WSH 92-64 .590 -- 96-66 100.0% Complete Standings
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 4 (home: 0; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .513 9/25 at New York Yankees 7:05 PM 9/26 at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07 PM 9/27 at Toronto Blue Jays 4:07 PM 9/28 at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 6 (home: 6; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .481 9/26 vs Miami Marlins 1:05 PM 9/26 vs Miami Marlins 7:05 PM 9/27 vs Miami Marlins 4:05 PM 9/28 vs Miami Marlins 1:35 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- DET (3) 88-70 .557 -- 90-72 100.0% KC 86-72 .544 2 88-74 99.8% CLE 83-76 .522 5.5 85-77 0.1% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- STL (3) 88-71 .553 -- 90-72 100.0% z- PIT 86-72 .544 1.5 88-74 100.0% MIL 81-77 .513 6.5 83-79 0.1% Complete Standings
DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 4 (home: 4; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .443 9/25 vs Minnesota Twins 7:08 PM 9/26 vs Minnesota Twins 7:08 PM 9/27 vs Minnesota Twins 7:08 PM 9/28 vs Minnesota Twins 1:08 PM Remaining Schedule KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 4 (home: 0; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .489 9/25 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/26 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/27 at Chicago White Sox 7:10 PM 9/28 at Chicago White Sox 2:10 PM Remaining Schedule CLEVELAND INDIANS Games Remaining: 3 (home: 3; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .513 9/26 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:05 PM 9/27 vs Tampa Bay Rays 6:05 PM 9/28 vs Tampa Bay Rays 1:05 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 3 (home: 0; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .421 9/26 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40 PM 9/27 at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10 PM 9/28 at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 4 (home: 0; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .475 9/25 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM 9/26 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/27 at Cincinnati Reds 1:05 PM 9/28 at Cincinnati Reds 1:10 PM Remaining Schedule MILWAUKEE BREWERS Games Remaining: 4 (home: 3; away: 1) Avg Win % of Opponents: .454 9/25 at Cincinnati Reds 12:35 PM 9/26 vs Chicago Cubs 8:10 PM 9/27 vs Chicago Cubs 7:10 PM 9/28 vs Chicago Cubs 2:10 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- LAA 98-61 .616 -- 100-62 100.0% OAK 86-72 .544 11.5 88-74 99.8% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- LAD (1) 90-68 .570 -- 92-70 100.0% SF 85-72 .541 4.5 88-74 99.9% Complete Standings
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 3 (home: 0; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .535 9/26 at Seattle Mariners 10:10 PM 9/27 at Seattle Mariners 9:10 PM 9/28 at Seattle Mariners 4:10 PM Remaining Schedule OAKLAND ATHLETICS Games Remaining: 4 (home: 0; away: 4) Avg Win % of Opponents: .514 9/25 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/26 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/27 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/28 at Texas Rangers 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 4 (home: 4; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .480 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 9/28 vs Colorado Rockies 4:10 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 5 (home: 4; away: 1) Avg Win % of Opponents: .524 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 9/27 vs San Diego Padres 4:05 PM 9/28 vs San Diego Padres 4:05 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC OAK (2) 86-72 .544 -- 99.8% 99.8% KC (2) 86-72 .544 -- 99.8% 79.0% SEA (8) 83-75 .525 3 0.1% 0.1% CLE (8) 83-76 .522 3.5 0.1% 0.1% TOR (10) 81-77 .513 5 -- -- Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC z-PIT 86-72 .544 -- 100.0% 76.2% SF (1) 85-72 .541 -- 99.9% 99.9% MIL (10) 81-77 .513 4.5 0.1% 0.1% ATL (14) 77-81 .487 8.5 -- -- NYM (15) 76-81 .484 9 -- -- 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