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81-81

Playoff chances

100%

Locked

No. 3 seed

Season over

Finishes the No. 3 seed.

81–81

The dates

  • PlayoffsClinched by Sun, Sep 27
  • AL WestClinched by Sun, Sep 27
  • 1st-round byeEliminated Thu, Sep 24
  • No. 1 seedEliminated Sat, Sep 12

Playoff odds

A Monte Carlo run of every remaining game and the postseason after it, twice over.

Clinched the division
Chance ofMagic #StrengthCoin flip
Make the playoffs0100%100%
Win the division0100%100%
Wild card berth—0%0%
First-round bye (top 2)Elim0%0%
No. 1 seedElim0%0%
Postseason
Reach the Division Series—44%48%
Reach the League Championship Series—19%23%
Reach the World Series—6%12%
Win the World Series—2%6%
Final seed
#1 seed—0%0%
#2 seed—0%0%
#3 seed—100%100%
#4 seed—0%0%
#5 seed—0%0%
#6 seed—0%0%
Miss the playoffs—0%0%

Magic # is exact and schedule-aware — the wins (or closest-rival losses) that guarantee the spot, tiebreakers included. The same numbers sit on the Division Standings page.

Strength of schedule plays out each remaining game weighted by both clubs' scoring and the schedule they have faced; coin flip gives every game an even chance. Each run then plays the bracket its own season set up — series lengths, home games and byes included. Percentages are simulated, never a clinch.