2014 Hunt For October

If the season ended today...
AMERICAN LEAGUE		NATIONAL LEAGUE
SEA / OAK vs Wild Card: SEA 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 (12) 83-59 .585 -- 94-68 99.7% NYY 73-68 .518 9.5 83-79 1.6% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF WSH (14) 80-61 .567 -- 93-69 99.8% ATL 74-69 .517 7 84-78 26.6% Complete Standings
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 20 (home: 10; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .489 9/8 at Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM 9/9 at Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM 9/10 at Boston Red Sox 1:35 PM 9/12 vs New York Yankees 1:05 PM Remaining Schedule NEW YORK YANKEES Games Remaining: 21 (home: 11; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .520 9/9 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:05 PM 9/10 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:05 PM 9/11 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7:05 PM 9/12 at Baltimore Orioles 1:05 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 10; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .490 9/8 vs Atlanta Braves 7:05 PM 9/9 vs Atlanta Braves 7:05 PM 9/10 vs Atlanta Braves 4:05 PM 9/11 at New York Mets 7:10 PM Remaining Schedule ATLANTA BRAVES Games Remaining: 19 (home: 10; away: 9) Avg Win % of Opponents: .495 9/8 at Washington Nationals 7:05 PM 9/9 at Washington Nationals 7:05 PM 9/10 at Washington Nationals 4:05 PM 9/12 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF KC (19) 79-62 .560 -- 90-72 81.7% DET 78-65 .545 2 88-74 44.8% CLE 74-67 .525 5 85-77 11.1% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF STL (16) 79-64 .552 -- 89-73 95.8% PIT 74-68 .521 4.5 84-78 52.6% MIL 74-69 .517 5 83-79 29.7% Complete Standings
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 11; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .494 9/8 at Detroit Tigers 4:08 PM 9/9 at Detroit Tigers 7:08 PM 9/10 at Detroit Tigers 7:00 PM 9/11 vs Boston Red Sox 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 19 (home: 13; away: 6) Avg Win % of Opponents: .498 9/8 vs Kansas City Royals 4:08 PM 9/9 vs Kansas City Royals 7:08 PM 9/10 vs Kansas City Royals 7:00 PM 9/12 vs Cleveland Indians 7:08 PM Remaining Schedule CLEVELAND INDIANS Games Remaining: 21 (home: 10; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .492 9/8 vs Los Angeles Angels 1:05 PM 9/9 vs Minnesota Twins 7:05 PM 9/10 vs Minnesota Twins 7:05 PM 9/11 vs Minnesota Twins 12:05 PM Remaining Schedule	ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 19 (home: 9; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .464 9/8 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/9 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/10 at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 PM 9/11 at Cincinnati Reds 12:35 PM Remaining Schedule PITTSBURGH PIRATES Games Remaining: 20 (home: 9; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .472 9/8 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM 9/9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM 9/10 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM 9/11 at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 PM Remaining Schedule MILWAUKEE BREWERS Games Remaining: 19 (home: 10; away: 9) Avg Win % of Opponents: .500 9/8 vs Miami Marlins 8:10 PM 9/9 vs Miami Marlins 8:10 PM 9/10 vs Miami Marlins 8:10 PM 9/11 vs Miami Marlins 8:10 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAA (14) 87-55 .613 -- 99-63 99.9% OAK 80-62 .563 7 93-69 95.7% SEA 78-64 .549 9 90-72 63.8% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF LAD (17) 81-62 .566 -- 92-70 99.9% SF 78-65 .545 3 89-73 94.3% Complete Standings
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Games Remaining: 20 (home: 10; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .476 9/8 at Cleveland Indians 1:05 PM 9/9 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/10 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM 9/11 at Texas Rangers 8:05 PM Remaining Schedule OAKLAND ATHLETICS Games Remaining: 20 (home: 9; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .467 9/8 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/9 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/10 at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM 9/11 at Chicago White Sox 2:10 PM Remaining Schedule SEATTLE MARINERS Games Remaining: 20 (home: 9; away: 11) Avg Win % of Opponents: .509 9/8 vs Houston Astros 10:10 PM 9/9 vs Houston Astros 10:10 PM 9/10 vs Houston Astros 10:10 PM 9/12 vs Oakland Athletics 10:10 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 19 (home: 9; away: 10) Avg Win % of Opponents: .463 9/8 vs San Diego Padres 10:10 PM 9/9 vs San Diego Padres 10:10 PM 9/10 vs San Diego Padres 10:10 PM 9/12 at San Francisco Giants 10:15 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 19 (home: 10; away: 9) Avg Win % of Opponents: .490 9/9 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 10:15 PM 9/10 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 10:00 PM 9/11 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 3:45 PM 9/12 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:15 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC OAK (18) 80-62 .563 -- 95.7% 92.2% SEA (20) 78-64 .549 -- 63.8% 63.1% DET (21) 78-65 .545 0.5 44.8% 21.4% CLE (25) 74-67 .525 3.5 11.1% 7.0% NYY (26) 73-68 .518 4.5 1.6% 1.3% Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC SF (16) 78-65 .545 -- 94.3% 77.5% PIT (20) 74-68 .521 -- 52.6% 42.9% MIL (21) 74-69 .517 0.5 29.7% 23.1% ATL (21) 74-69 .517 0.5 26.6% 25.5% MIA (26) 69-72 .489 4.5 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