MLB playoff race: Full standings, postseason odds, magic numbers
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 Saturday, Oct. 3.
* = Team has clinched division. ^ = Team has clinched playoff spot.
AL East
team | w-L | GB | ODDS | E# |
93–68 | — | 100% | — |
AL Central
team | w-L | GB | ODDS | E# |
94–67 | — | 100% | — |
AL West
team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
87–74 | — | 87.5% | — | |
Astros | 86–75 | 1 | 12.5% | 1 |
AL wild card
team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
Yankees^ | 87–74 | +1.0 | 100% | — |
Astros | 86–75 | — | 77.3% | — |
Angels | 85–76 | 1 | 10.14% | 1 |
AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
team | w-l | gb | E# |
Royals | 94–67 | — | — |
Blue Jays | 93–68 | 1 | 1 |
If the season ended today:
The Yankees would host the Astros in the Wild-Card Game.
The Royals would have home field advantage against the Wild-Card Game winner in the Division Series.
The Blue Jays would have home field advantage against the Rangers in the other Division Series.
(Note: The Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker over the Royals in the race for home field advantage throughout the playoffs.)
NL East
team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
*Mets | 89–72 | — | 100% | — |
NL Central
team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
100–60 | — | 100% | — |
NL West
team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
91–70 | — | 100% | — |
NL wild card
team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
Pirates^ | 97–64 | +1 | 100% | — |
Cubs^ | 96–65 | — | 100% | — |
NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
team | w-l | gb | E# |
*Cardinals | 100–60 | — | — |
If the season ended today:
The Pirates would host the Cubs in the Wild-Card Game.
The Cardinals would have home field advantage against the Wild-Card Game winner in the Division Series.
The Dodgers would have home field advantage against the Mets in the other Division Series.
