Mets, Phillies and Red Sox Seasons in Freefall as Oddsmakers Adjust Their Numbers

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The Mets, Phillies and Red Sox are in a freefall.

Two have canned their managers, and the Mets might be done with Carlos Mendoza if the cookie continues to crumble.

We still have a LONG way to go in this season, but only four teams in MLB history have made the playoffs after enduring a 10-game losing streak (2025 Guardians, 2017 Dodgers, 1982 Braves, 1951 Giants), and no team has ever made it after dropping 12 straight (Mets!).

MLB Postseason odds were published just over a month ago, and now BetOnline has updated numbers for Gambling911.com readers

-- Odds and information are courtesy of BetOnline.ag --

Top 5 Risers

  1. Braves
  2. Yankees
  3. Rays
  4. Reds
  5. Athletics

Top 5 Fallers

  1. Mets
  2. Phillies
  3. Astros
  4. Red Sox
  5. Blue Jays

MLB Postseason odds are updated daily at BetOnline. 

TeamYesNo4/28/26 %3/23/26 %% Change
Arizona Diamondbacks+160-20039%29%+10%
Athletics+185-22535%20%+15%
Atlanta Braves-650+42587%64%+23%
Baltimore Orioles+105-13549%55%-6%
Boston Red Sox+150-18040%64%-24%
Chicago Cubs-220+18069%68%+1%
Chicago White Sox+1200-25008%8%NO CHANGE
Cincinnati Reds-105-12551%35%+16%
Cleveland Guardians+125-15544%33%+11%
Colorado Rockies+3000-500003%4%-1%
Detroit Tigers-225+18569%62%+7%
Houston Astros+250-32529%55%-26%
Kansas City Royals+230-29030%46%-16%
Los Angeles Angels+650-120013%11%+2%
Los Angeles Dodgers-50000+3000100%99%+1%
Miami Marlins+600-100014%18%-4%
Milwaukee Brewers-105-12551%50%+1%
Minnesota Twins+375-55021%18%+3%
New York Mets+220-28031%74%-43%
New York Yankees-1600+80094%73%+21%
Philadelphia Phillies+180-22036%74%-38%
Pittsburgh Pirates+150-18040%31%+11%
San Diego Padres-190+15566%47%+19%
San Francisco Giants+275-35027%36%-9%
Seattle Mariners-260+20072%74%-2%
St. Louis Cardinals+500-80017%9%+8%
Tampa Bay Rays+150-18040%21%+19%
Texas Rangers-115-11550%47%+3%
Toronto Blue Jays+135-16543%63%-20%
Washington Nationals+1400-30007%7%NO CHANGE

Mets Low Points

From ESPN

How did they get here? The Mets' roster, thanks to injuries and underperformance, has holes everywhere, but the offense has been the foundation for their abysmal performance. They rank last or next-to-last in several major offensive categories, including runs scored, OPS and wRC+. The deficiency became so apparent so early that the Mets have already reached out to teams, searching for offensive help with a willingness to trade one of their starting pitchers not named Nolan McLean, Freddy Peralta or Clay Holmes, sources told ESPN.

The sample size is growing too large to disregard, and history is not on their side. The Mets are the 139th team to experience a 12-game losing streak. None of the first 138 clubs reached the playoffs.

"I don't think anybody anticipated something like this," manager Carlos Mendoza said. "You know you're going to get hit with injuries and you're going to face adversity. But to have everything at the same time is crazy. But, hey, we got to keep going."

Red Sox Fire Manager Alex Cora Amid Huge Coaching Shakeup: Boston Odds Plunge

The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five members of his coaching staff last weekend in a stunning early season overhaul with the club sitting in last place in the American League East with a 10-17 record.

Bench coach Ramón Vázquez, hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin were also dismissed. Game planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek, who is in his 30th year with the organization as a player and coach, "has been reassigned to a new role within the organization," according to a statement from the team.

Chad Tracy, a former major leaguer and manager of Boston's Triple-A affiliate in Worcester since 2022, was named interim manager.

The Boston Red Sox were listed with 35-1 odds to win the World Series.

Since that time the team hasn't showed much improvement despite a three game win streak that was more of a mirage considering all other games were losses. Perhaps a glimmer of hope nonetheless.

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com 

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