MLB standings: Playoff picture as of September 23
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 22.
* = Team has clinched division. ^ = Team has clinched playoff spot.
AL East
team | w-l | pct. | gb | E# | odds |
93-63 | .596 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Central
AL West
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
96-61 | .611 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Wild Card
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
86-70 | .551 | +1 | — | 97.9 | |
85-71 | .545 | — | — | 64.6 | |
83-73 | .532 | 2 | 5 | 17.3 | |
82-75 | .522 | 3 1/2 | 3 | 4.5 | |
81-75 | .519 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 |
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 |
91-64 | .587 | — | — | 100.0 |
NL Central
NL West
NL Wild Card
NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
If the season ended today:
The Pirates would host the Giants 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.
