biggest underdog wins in mlb playoff history

The Houston Astros have the most wins by a team as underdogs in the postseason, with 23 wins.

	TEAM	W	L	W%	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Astros	23	15	.605	38	1,299	199	312	45	0	59	192	145	21	317	9	5	1,474	534	104	4	5	12	32	.240	.325	.411	.736
2	Braves	14	16	.467	30	999	112	230	36	4	36	111	88	5	294	12	3	1,099	382	76	1	6	8	15	.230	.294	.382	.677
3	Red Sox	14	10	.583	24	852	126	218	42	2	33	122	88	9	206	8	3	957	363	77	4	4	4	21	.256	.331	.426	.757
4	Guardians	12	20	.375	32	1,060	106	230	48	1	29	100	91	11	326	14	3	1,173	367	78	7	4	5	19	.217	.285	.346	.631
5	Phillies	11	10	.524	21	687	85	150	35	2	25	82	75	9	205	14	2	781	264	62	3	7	6	12	.218	.301	.384	.685
6	Diamondbacks	10	10	.500	20	670	84	164	26	2	28	82	63	4	185	23	4	753	278	56	10	6	3	14	.245	.311	.415	.726
7	Dodgers	10	10	.500	20	663	87	140	19	2	22	84	67	9	173	13	3	748	229	43	2	7	3	8	.211	.290	.345	.635
8	Nationals	10	8	.556	18	615	84	149	29	2	21	80	78	9	180	10	1	713	245	52	6	5	8	9	.242	.334	.398	.732
9	Blue Jays	10	10	.500	20	742	108	207	35	2	32	104	61	12	165	3	2	827	342	69	5	7	6	13	.279	.341	.461	.802
10	Rangers	9	3	.750	12	432	76	111	23	3	22	71	48	6	112	10	0	488	206	48	0	2	1	6	.257	.338	.477	.815
11	Cubs	8	11	.421	19	607	55	118	19	0	24	53	44	9	195	6	3	668	209	43	6	2	1	9	.194	.258	.344	.603
12	Mariners	7	5	.583	12	443	53	98	22	2	16	52	48	8	142	7	2	503	172	40	1	3	6	8	.221	.307	.388	.695
13	Padres	7	11	.389	18	596	69	127	23	0	23	67	52	7	167	9	3	662	219	46	5	2	2	4	.213	.283	.367	.651
14	Rays	7	13	.350	20	681	69	138	23	1	31	68	57	3	238	6	6	743	256	55	0	2	3	11	.203	.266	.376	.642
15	Tigers	6	4	.600	10	338	38	79	19	0	7	37	39	5	103	4	1	385	119	26	1	2	3	6	.234	.320	.352	.672
16	Yankees	6	16	.273	22	742	65	148	20	0	28	64	71	6	259	5	2	820	252	48	1	0	4	10	.199	.275	.340	.614
17	Mets	6	7	.462	13	434	60	105	11	3	12	60	52	11	110	6	0	504	158	26	0	7	4	8	.242	.333	.364	.697
18	Brewers	4	14	.222	18	595	46	121	31	2	15	42	52	3	200	10	3	655	201	48	2	3	6	9	.203	.270	.338	.607
19	Royals	3	3	.500	6	199	15	46	4	1	2	15	13	3	48	5	3	216	58	7	0	1	0	3	.231	.287	.291	.578
20	Cardinals	3	8	.273	11	373	44	83	24	1	5	41	37	8	112	6	1	425	124	30	3	4	4	4	.223	.303	.332	.636
21	Marlins	2	5	.286	7	226	14	42	10	0	4	14	13	7	64	3	1	246	64	14	0	0	1	6	.186	.252	.283	.535
22	Athletics	2	3	.400	5	159	20	33	3	0	9	20	22	1	41	0	0	184	63	12	0	2	1	4	.208	.304	.396	.701
23	Twins	2	5	.286	7	233	24	55	12	0	11	24	28	4	83	2	0	266	100	23	1	0	0	7	.236	.328	.429	.757
24	Giants	2	6	.250	8	256	17	52	10	0	5	17	8	0	71	0	2	268	77	15	0	4	0	3	.203	.224	.301	.525
25	White Sox	1	4	.200	5	178	21	51	3	0	4	21	15	4	49	0	1	198	66	7	0	1	0	5	.287	.354	.371	.724

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Team Batting Leaders

35

Alvarez

RBI

86

Alvarez

AVG

.328

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

108

Lambert

ERA

3.06

Lambert

Team Rankings

159

3rd

546

9th

1,027

10th

ERA

4.59

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	57	.513
Rangers	58	58	.500	1.5
Mariners	56	61	.479	4.0
Athletics	45	71	.388	14.5
Angels	45	71	.388	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	HOU	@	SDP	7:15 PM
Sun 8/9	HOU	@	SDP	8:20 PM
Mon 8/10	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 8/11	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Wed 8/12	HOU	@	SFG	3:45 PM

Last Game

Astros

60 - 57

Final

Padres

60 - 57

Fri 7 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Alvarez

.323

Arraez

.315

Lopez

Hit Leaders

143

Lopez

141

Arraez

137

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

82

Crow-Armstrong

82

Olson

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.400

Ohtani

.396

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.636

Alvarez

.556

García

.556

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Witt

30

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

184

Cease

178

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

22

Rasmussen

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,995.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,629.4

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,388.6

Ohtani

1,242

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

68-47

68-50

65-50

64-53

63-53

Worst Record ATS

44-73

47-70

49-67

51-65

53-64

53-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	46	.603
Phillies	62	55	.530	8.5
Marlins	58	59	.496	12.5
Nationals	57	61	.483	14.0
Mets	51	66	.436	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	72	44	.621
Cubs	68	49	.581	4.5
Cardinals	58	58	.500	14.0
Reds	56	59	.487	15.5
Pirates	57	61	.483	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	47	.595
Diamondbacks	62	55	.530	7.5
Padres	60	57	.513	9.5
Giants	49	67	.422	20.0
Rockies	45	71	.388	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	69	46	.600
Yankees	65	51	.560	4.5
Red Sox	64	51	.557	5.0
Orioles	56	60	.483	13.5
Blue Jays	55	62	.470	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	56	.513
Twins	58	59	.496	2.0
Guardians	58	59	.496	2.0
Tigers	56	60	.483	3.5
Royals	48	69	.410	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	57	.513
Rangers	58	58	.500	1.5
Mariners	56	61	.479	4.0
Athletics	45	71	.388	14.5
Angels	45	71	.388	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/24	CHC	@	PIT	3-2
Fri 7/24	KCR	@	DET	1-2
Fri 7/24	AZ	@	WSH	3-2
Fri 7/24	ATL	@	BAL	7-6
Fri 7/24	SDP	@	MIA	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	ATL	@	NYY	3:05 PM
Sat 8/8	LAA	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sat 8/8	TOR	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Sat 8/8	NYM	@	PIT	6:40 PM

The Houston Astros have the most wins by a team as underdogs in the postseason, with 23 wins.

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.315

143

141

137

100

82

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.442

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MLB Fantasy 2026

1,995.6

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1,629.4

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