MLB standings: Playoff picture as of September 26
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 |
95-64 | .597 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Central
AL West
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
98-62 | .613 | — | — | 100.0 |
AL Wild Card
AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
team | w-l | pct. | gb | E# |
98-62 | .613 | — | — | |
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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 |
94-66 | .5889 | — | — | 100.0 |
NL Central
NL West
Team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# | odds |
92-68 | .575 | — | — | 100.0 |
NL Wild Card
NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
team | w-l | pct. | gb | e# |
94-66 | .588 | — | — | |
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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.