Really, it’s a matter of what happens to the Dodgers once they make the playoffs. Their only possible regular-season worry is finishing with one of the two top records in the league and ensuring a bye in the first round of the postseason. So even a huge nosedive would get them into the mid-90s for total victories. If the Dodgers lost the rest of their games in the regular season, they’d finish 86-76. The Los Angeles Dodgers own the best record in MLB and have the biggest division lead at 19 1/2 games ahead of the San Diego Padres. That leaves 18 teams (with the Boston Red Sox being the least likely) who have “a shot” for a spot in the playoffs. Twelve teams have less than a 1% chance, which almost certainly won’t change. There’s still a lot of time for all of these odds to change. Two additional clubs are around 90%, eight more have at least a 20% chance and two sit with about a 2-4% chance. Via the odds page kept by Baseballj-Reference, six teams are listed with a 99.3% or greater possibility to make the 12-team postseason field. While things have a funny way of changing quickly in MLB, it does appear that a lot has been decided already. With about one-quarter of Major League Baseball’s regular season remaining, it makes sense for Bally Sports to take a weekly look at the playoff races in the American League and National League, from the division contenders to the wild-card hopefuls. Joey Gallo and Cody Bellinger also scored. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Trayce Thompson (25) reacts after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug.
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