The St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates have punched their tickets to October, but the 2015 MLB playoff picture remains jumbled—especially in the American League.
Like we did last week, it's time to check in on all the division and wild-card races and figure out which clubs have the best chance of joining the Cards and Bucs in the postseason. In the process of setting the percentages, four key factors were taken into consideration:
- Current standings
- Recent play
- Injuries
- Remaining schedule
No percentages have been given for the clubs that have already been eliminated from contention. Plus, there were a few squads who are still mathematically in the race but whose underwhelming play and unfavorable position in the standings make them non-contenders.
Buster Posey's San Francisco Giants and Bryce Harper's Washington Nationals both almost fell into that camp, but because of the way the schedule shakes out, they remain contenders for now.
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