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 Thursday, September 25.
* = Team has clinched division. ^ = Team has clinched playoff spot.
AL East
| team | w-l | pct. | gb | E# | odds |
| Orioles* | 95-64 | .597 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Central
AL West
| team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
| Angels* | 98-62 | .613 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Wild Card
| team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
| Royals^ | 88-72 | .550 | +1 | — | 95.3 |
| Athletics | 87-73 | .544 | — | — | 93.6 |
| Mariners | 85-75 | .531 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
| team | w-l | pct. | gb | E# |
| Angels | 98-62 | .613 | — | — |
If the season ended today:
The Royals would host the Athletics 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* | 94-66 | .5889 | — | — | 100.0 |
NL Central
NL West
| Team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
| Dodgers* | 92-68 | .575 | — | — | 100.0 |
NL Wild Card
NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
| team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# |
| Nationals | 94-66 | .588 | — | — |
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.
