Down the stretch they come: American League

Six teams are fighting for four playoff spots (apologies to Minnesota and Toronto, but neither is close enough to merit inclusion at the moment). Here's how their schedules compare:

-Boston (68-44)
Remaining Games: 50 (25 home, 25 away)
Remaining Opponents: 12 against Tampa Bay (six home, six away), 10 against Baltimore (three home, seven away), six against the Angels (four home, two away), six against the Yankees (three home, three away), six against Toronto (three home, three away), four against Minnesota (four home), four against the White Sox (four away) two against Oakland (two home).
Average Win Percentage of Opponents in Remaining Games: .480
Record Against Remaining Opponents: 35-20 (.636)
Key Stat: The only remaining opponent Boston has a losing record against is Oakland, a team they only play twice.

-Yankees (62-50)
Remaining Games: 50 (23 home, 27 away)
Remaining Opponents: Nine against Toronto (four home, five away), nine against Baltimore (six home, three away), eight against Detroit (four home, four away), six against Boston (three home, three away), six against Tampa Bay (three home, three away), three against the Angels (three away), three against Cleveland (three away), three against Seattle (three home), three against Kansas City (three away).
Average Win Percentage of Opponents in Remaining Games: .512
Record Against Remaining Opponents: 34-31 (.523)
Key Stat: Only 18 of the Yankees' 50 remaining games are against teams with a losing record.

-Cleveland (63-49)
Remaining Games: 50 (21 home, 29 away)
Remaining Opponents: Nine against the White Sox (three home, six away), nine against Kansas City (three home, six away), eight against Detroit (five home, three away), six against Minnesota (three home, three away), five against Seattle (one home, four away), four against the Angels (four away), three against the Yankees (three home), three against Oakland (three home), three against Tampa Bay (three away).
Average Win Percentage of Opponents in Remaining Games: .500
Record Against Remaining Opponents: 38-27 (.585)
Key Stat: 27 of Cleveland's 50 remaining games are against teams with a winning record.

-Detroit (62-49)
Remaining Games: 51 (30 home, 21 away)
Remaining Opponents: Eight against Cleveland (three home, five away), eight against the Yankees (four home, four away), seven against Oakland (four home, three away), six against Minnesota (three home, three away), six against the White Sox (three home, three away), six against Kansas City (three home, three away), three against Seattle (three home), three against Texas (three home), three against Tampa Bay (three home), one against Toronto (one home).
Average Win Percentage of Opponents in Remaining Games: .497
Record Against Remaining Opponents: 36-36 (.500)
Key Stat: Detroit still has eight games to play apiece against Cleveland and the Yankees, the teams closest to them in the Central and Wild Card races.

-Angels (65-46)
Remaining Games: 51 (29 home, 22 away)
Remaining Opponents: Seven against Seattle (four home, three away), seven against Toronto (four home, three away), six against Boston (two home, four away), six against Oakland (three home, three away), six against Texas (three home, three away), four against Cleveland (four home), three against the Yankees (three home), three against Minnesota (three home), three against Baltimore (three away), three against the White Sox (three away), three against Tampa Bay (three home).
Average Win Percentage of Opponents in Remaining Games: .508
Record Against Remaining Opponents: 44-34 (.564)
Key Stat: 33 of the Angels' final 51 games are against teams with a winning record.

-Seattle (60-49)
Remaining Games: 53 (23 home, 30 away)
Remaining Opponents: Seven against the Angels (three home, four away), seven against Texas (three home, four away), six against Minnesota (three home, three away), six against Oakland (three home, three away), six against the White Sox (three home, three away), five against Cleveland (four home, one away), four against Tampa Bay (four home), three against Detroit (three away), three against the Yankees (three away), three against Toronto (three away), three against Baltimore (three away).
Average Win Percentage of Opponents in Remaining Games: .499
Record Against Remaining Opponents: 40-33 (.548)
Key Stat: Seattle has the most remaining games out of any of the playoff contenders in the American League.