2016 Hunt For October

If the season ended today...

AMERICAN LEAGUE		NATIONAL LEAGUE
TOR / BAL vs Wild Card: TOR at BAL	vs BOS leads season series 4-2	SF / NYM vs Wild Card: SF at NYM	vs LAD leads season series 5-1

American League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC BAL 88-72 .550 +1 96.2% 96.2% TOR 87-73 .544 -- 65.7% 65.7% DET 86-73 .541 0.5 21.5% 21.5% SEA 86-74 .538 1 16.6% 16.6% HOU 83-77 .519 4 -- -- Complete Wild Card Standings	National League Wild Card TEAM W-L PCT GB POFF WC NYM 86-74 .538 +1 98.7% 98.7% SF 85-75 .531 -- 77.7% 77.7% STL 84-76 .525 1 23.7% 23.7% MIA 79-80 .497 5.5 -- -- PIT 78-82 .488 7 -- -- Complete Wild Card Standings
American League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- BOS 93-67 .581 -- 94-68 100.0% BAL 88-72 .550 5 89-73 96.2% TOR 87-73 .544 6 88-74 65.7% Complete Standings	National League East TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- WSH 93-67 .581 -- 94-68 100.0% NYM 86-74 .538 7 87-75 98.7% Complete Standings
BOSTON RED SOX Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .544 10/1 vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10 PM 10/2 vs Toronto Blue Jays 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule BALTIMORE ORIOLES Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .519 10/1 at New York Yankees 4:05 PM 10/2 at New York Yankees 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule TORONTO BLUE JAYS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .581 10/1 at Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM 10/2 at Boston Red Sox 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule	WASHINGTON NATIONALS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .497 10/1 vs Miami Marlins 4:05 PM 10/2 vs Miami Marlins 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule NEW YORK METS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .438 10/1 at Philadelphia Phillies 1:05 PM 10/2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule
American League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- CLE 92-67 .579 -- 94-68 100.0% DET 86-73 .541 6 88-74 21.5% Complete Standings	National League Central TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF *- CHC 102-57 .642 -- 103-59 100.0% STL 84-76 .525 18.5 85-77 23.7% Complete Standings
CLEVELAND INDIANS Games Remaining: 3 (home: 0; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .506 10/1 at Kansas City Royals 4:15 PM 10/2 at Kansas City Royals 3:15 PM Remaining Schedule DETROIT TIGERS Games Remaining: 3 (home: 1; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .415 10/1 at Atlanta Braves 7:10 PM 10/2 at Atlanta Braves 3:10 PM Remaining Schedule	CHICAGO CUBS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 3) Avg Win % of Opponents: .419 10/1 at Cincinnati Reds 4:10 PM 10/2 at Cincinnati Reds 3:10 PM Remaining Schedule ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .488 10/1 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 1:05 PM 10/2 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3:15 PM Remaining Schedule
American League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF *- TEX 95-65 .594 -- 96-66 100.0% SEA 86-74 .538 9 87-75 16.6% Complete Standings	National League West TEAM W-L PCT GB ExWL POFF x- LAD 91-69 .569 -- 92-70 100.0% SF 85-75 .531 6 86-76 77.7% Complete Standings
TEXAS RANGERS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .412 10/1 vs Tampa Bay Rays 8:05 PM 10/2 vs Tampa Bay Rays 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule SEATTLE MARINERS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .419 10/1 vs Oakland Athletics 9:10 PM 10/2 vs Oakland Athletics 3:10 PM Remaining Schedule	LOS ANGELES DODGERS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 0; away: 2) Avg Win % of Opponents: .531 10/1 at San Francisco Giants 4:05 PM 10/2 at San Francisco Giants 3:05 PM Remaining Schedule SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Games Remaining: 2 (home: 2; away: 0) Avg Win % of Opponents: .569 10/1 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4:05 PM 10/2 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3:05 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