2012 Hunt for October

If the season ended today...
AMERICAN LEAGUE		NATIONAL LEAGUE
Toronto or Tampa Bay vs Wild Card: Tor at TB	vs CLE leads season series 2-1	Miami or Atlanta vs Wild Card: Mia at Atl	vs Season series tied 0-0

BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Games Remaining: 118 (home: 58; away: 60) Avg Win % of Opponents: .509
Remaining Schedule

TAMPA BAY RAYS
Games Remaining: 118 (home: 58; away: 60) Avg Win % of Opponents: .522
Remaining Schedule

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Games Remaining: 118 (home: 59; away: 59) Avg Win % of Opponents: .522
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Games Remaining: 119 (home: 58; away: 61) Avg Win % of Opponents: .521
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ATLANTA BRAVES
Games Remaining: 118 (home: 64; away: 54) Avg Win % of Opponents: .518
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MIAMI MARLINS
Games Remaining: 119 (home: 63; away: 56) Avg Win % of Opponents: .524
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CLEVELAND INDIANS
Games Remaining: 120 (home: 57; away: 63) Avg Win % of Opponents: .483
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CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Games Remaining: 119 (home: 61; away: 58) Avg Win % of Opponents: .479
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DETROIT TIGERS
Games Remaining: 120 (home: 58; away: 62) Avg Win % of Opponents: .488
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Games Remaining: 119 (home: 62; away: 57) Avg Win % of Opponents: .480
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CINCINNATI REDS
Games Remaining: 120 (home: 62; away: 58) Avg Win % of Opponents: .470
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PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Games Remaining: 119 (home: 61; away: 58) Avg Win % of Opponents: .471
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TEXAS RANGERS
Games Remaining: 118 (home: 61; away: 57) Avg Win % of Opponents: .474
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OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Games Remaining: 118 (home: 60; away: 58) Avg Win % of Opponents: .500
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SEATTLE MARINERS
Games Remaining: 117 (home: 64; away: 53) Avg Win % of Opponents: .508
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Games Remaining: 119 (home: 58; away: 61) Avg Win % of Opponents: .470
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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Games Remaining: 119 (home: 59; away: 60) Avg Win % of Opponents: .486
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American League Wild Card
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	POFF	WC
Tampa Bay	26	18	.591	--	53.9%	27.4%
Toronto	24	20	.545	--	56.0%	27.7%
New York	22	21	.512	1.5	27.8%	18.1%
Oakland	22	22	.500	2	17.3%	13.7%
Chicago	21	22	.488	2.5	37.9%	10.5%
Complete Wild Card Standings

National League Wild Card
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	POFF	WC
Atlanta	26	18	.591	--	65.9%	24.4%
Miami	24	19	.558	--	30.6%	18.3%
Cincinnati	23	19	.548	0.5	46.5%	24.3%
New York	23	20	.535	1	11.2%	8.0%
San Francisco	23	20	.535	1	31.6%	22.0%
Complete Wild Card Standings

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

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