MLB standings: Playoff picture as of Sept. 16

NOTE: For the remainder of the regular season, SI.com will have a daily post updating the standings relevant to the postseason races. The positive numbers under Games Behind for the wild-card leaders indicate their lead over the third-place team in the race, or how far they are from being knocked out of a playoff spot. The Elimination Number (E#) column indicates the total number of the given team’s losses and leading team’s wins needed to eliminate that team from the race (essentially the reverse of a magic number). The magic number of the leading team is the elimination number of the second-place team. Postseason Odds are from ClayDavenport.com and will be updated in the mornings only.

Standings updated through the completed games on Monday, September 15.

AL East

team	w-l	pct.	gb	E#	odds
Orioles	90-60	.600	—	—	100.0
Blue Jays	77-72	.517	12 1/2	1	0.0

AL Central

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Tigers	84-66	.560	—	—	79.6
Royals	82-67	.550	1 1/2	12	20.4

AL West

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Angels	94-56	.627	—	—	100.0
Athletics	83-66	.557	10 1/2	3	0.0

AL Wild Card

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Athletics	83-66	.557	+1	—	97.2
Royals	82-67	.550	—	—	56.1
Mariners	80-69	.537	2	12	25.2
Blue Jays	77-72	.517	5	9	2.5
Indians	76-73	.510	6	8	0.8
Yankees	76-73	.510	6	8	0.4

AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs

team	w-l	pct.	gb	E#
Angels	94-56	.627	—	—
Orioles	90-60	.600	4	9
Tigers	84-66	.560	10	5

If the season ended today:

The Athletics would host the Royals in the Wild Card Game.

The Angels would have home-field advantage against the Wild Card Game winner in the Division Series.

The Orioles would have home-field advantage against the Tigers in the other Division Series.

NL East

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Nationals	86-63	.577	—	—	100.0
Braves	75-75	.500	11 1/2	2	0.0

NL Central

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Cardinals	83-67	.553	—	—	92.1
Pirates	79-70	.530	3 1/2	10	5.6
Brewers	78-72	.520	5	8	2.3

NL West

TEam	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Dodgers	86-64	.573	—	—	93.8
Giants	82-68	.547	4	9	6.2

NL Wild Card

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Giants	82-68	.547	+2 1/2	—	91.7
Pirates	79-70	.530	—	—	62.4
Brewers	78-72	.520	1 1/2	12	29.2
Braves	75-75	.500	4 1/2	9	3.2
Marlins	73-76	.490	6	8	0.1

NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#
Nationals	86-63	.577	—	—
Dodgers	86-64	.573	1/2	13
Cardinals	83-67	.553	3 1/2	13

If the season ended today:

The Giants would host the Pirates in the Wild Card Game.

The Nationals would have home-field advantage against the Wild Card Game winner in the Division Series.

The Dodgers would have home-field advantage against the Cardinals in the other Division Series.