MLB Flags 14-Day September Stretch as 10 AL Teams Hold at Least 20% Playoff Odds
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 31
MLB Flags 14-Day September Stretch as 10 AL Teams Hold at Least 20% Playoff Odds
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 31
Summary
Four weeks remain in the MLB regular season, and a new two-week schedule breakdown spotlights the series most likely to shape division races and wild-card spots in September.
10 American League teams carry at least 20% playoff odds—four of them under .500—setting up an unusually crowded race led by Rays-Yankees in the East and Astros, White Sox and Guardians in tighter division battles.
7 Cubs-Brewers games in 10 days and two Braves-Phillies series headline the National League, where Milwaukee owns baseball’s best record and Atlanta leads Philadelphia by five games in the East.
Key wild-card pressure points include Guardians-Blue Jays, Orioles-Blue Jays, Rangers-Mariners and Padres-Yankees, with several contenders spending half their remaining games against direct rivals.
FanGraphs odds and strength-of-schedule figures frame the stretch run, with top seeds such as Tampa Bay and the Dodgers balancing favorable playoff positions against tougher late-season gauntlets.