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 Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC z-KC 88-72 .550 -- 100.0% 72.9% OAK (1) 87-73 .544 -- 98.6% 98.6% SEA (5) 85-75 .531 2 1.4% 1.4% Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC z-PIT 88-72 .550 -- 100.0% 80.3% y-SF 86-74 .538 -- 100.0% 100.0% Complete Wild Card Standings
American League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- BAL 95-65 .594 -- 96-66 100.0% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- WSH 94-66 .588 -- 95-67 100.0% Complete Standings
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .512 9/27 at Toronto Blue Jays 4:07 PM 9/28 at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .481 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 (2) 89-71 .556 -- 90-72 100.0% z- KC 88-72 .550 1 89-73 100.0% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF z- STL (2) 89-71 .556 -- 90-72 100.0% z- PIT 88-72 .550 1 89-73 100.0% Complete Standings
DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .431 9/27 vs Minnesota Twins 7:08 PM 9/28 vs Minnesota Twins 1:08 PM Remaining Schedule KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .450 9/27 at Chicago White Sox 7:10 PM 9/28 at Chicago White Sox 2:10 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .394 9/27 at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10 PM 9/28 at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .463 9/27 at Cincinnati Reds 1:05 PM 9/28 at Cincinnati Reds 1:10 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF *- LAA 98-62 .613 -- 99-63 100.0% OAK 87-73 .544 11 88-74 98.6% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- LAD 92-68 .575 -- 93-69 100.0% y- SF 86-74 .538 6 87-75 100.0% Complete Standings
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .531 9/27 at Seattle Mariners 9:10 PM 9/28 at Seattle Mariners 4:10 PM Remaining Schedule OAKLAND ATHLETICS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .412 9/27 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/28 at Texas Rangers 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .412 9/27 vs Colorado Rockies 9:10 PM 9/28 vs Colorado Rockies 4:10 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .481 9/27 vs San Diego Padres 4:05 PM 9/28 vs San Diego Padres 4:05 PM Remaining Schedule

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