MLB standings: Playoff picture as of September 24

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 Tuesday, September 23.

* = Team has clinched division. ^ = Team has clinched playoff spot.

AL East

team	w-l	pct.	gb	E#	odds
Orioles*	94-63	.599	—	—	100.0

AL Central

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Tigers	87-70	.554	—	—	84.2
Royals	86-71	.548	1	5	15.8

AL West

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Angels*	97-61	.614	—	—	100.0

AL Wild Card

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Royals	86-71	.548	—	—	79.2
Athletics	86-71	.548	—	—	97.8
Mariners	83-74	.529	3	3	6.5
Indians	82-76	.519	4 1/2	1	0.9

AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs

team	w-l	pct.	gb	E#
Angels	97-61	.614	—	—
Orioles	94-63	.599	2 1/2	2

If the season ended today:

The Royals would host the Athletics in the Wild Card Game because Kansas City has a better head-to-head record against Oakland (5-2).

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*	92-64	.590	—	—	100.0

NL Central

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Cardinals^	88-70	.557	—	—	86.0
Pirates^	86-71	.548	1 1/2	4	14.0

NL West

Team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Dodgers^	90-68	.570	—	—	99.8
Giants	85-72	.541	4 1/2	1	0.2

NL Wild Card

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Pirates^	86-71	.548	+1	—	86.0
Giants	85-72	.541	—	—	99.8

NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#
Nationals	92-64	.590	—	—
Dodgers	90-68	.570	3	4
Cardinals	88-70	.557	5	1

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.