MLB standings: Playoff picture as of Sept. 18
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 Wednesday, September 17.
* = Team has clinched division. ^ = Team has clinched Wild Card spot.
AL East
team | w-l | pct. | gb | E# | odds |
92-60 | .605 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Central
AL West
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
95-57 | .625 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Wild Card
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
83-68 | .550 | — | — | 93.1 | |
83-68 | .550 | — | — | 49.0 | |
81-70 | .536 | 2 | 10 | 29.6 | |
78-73 | .517 | 5 | 7 | 2.3 | |
77-74 | .510 | 6 | 6 | 0.6 | |
77-74 | .510 | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
If the season ended today:
The Royals would host the Athletics in the Wild Card Game because Kansas City had a better head-to-head record against Oakland.
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 |
87-64 | .576 | — | — | 100.0 |
NL Central
NL West
NL Wild Card
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
84-68 | .553 | +2 1/2 | — | 81.2 | |
81-70 | .536 | — | — | 69.5 | |
79-73 | .520 | 2 1/2 | 9 | 19.1 | |
76-76 | .500 | 5 1/2 | 6 | 1.2 |
NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
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.
