MLB standings: Playoff picture as of Sept. 21
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 Friday, September 19.
* = Team has clinched division. ^ = Team has clinched Wild Card spot.
AL East
team | w-l | pct. | gb | E# | odds |
93-61 | .604 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Central
AL West
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
96-59 | .619 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Wild Card
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
84-70 | .545 | +1/2 | — |
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83-70 | .542 | — | — |
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83-71 | .539 | 1/2 | 9 |
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80-74 | .519 | 3 1/2 | 6 |
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79-75 | .513 | 4 1/2 | 5 |
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78-76 | .506 | 5 1/2 | 4 |
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AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
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 |
90-64 | .584 | — | — | 100.0 |
NL Central
NL West
NL Wild Card
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.
