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

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
Orioles*	93-63	.596	—	—	100.0

AL Central

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Tigers	86-70	.551	—	—	83.6
Royals	85-71	.545	1	6	16.2

AL West

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Angels*	96-61	.611	—	—	100.0

AL Wild Card

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Athletics	86-70	.551	+1	—	97.9
Royals	85-71	.545	—	—	64.6
Mariners	83-73	.532	2	5	17.3
Indians	82-75	.522	3 1/2	3	4.5
Yankees	81-75	.519	4	3	0.5

AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs

team	w-l	pct.	gb	E#
Angels	96-61	.611	—	—
Orioles	93-63	.596	2 1/2	3

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
Nationals*	91-64	.587	—	—	100.0

NL Central

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Cardinals^	88-69	.561	—	—	94.4
Pirates	85-71	.545	2 1/2	4	5.6

NL West

TEam	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Dodgers^	89-68	.567	—	—	96.7
Giants	85-71	.545	3 1/2	3	3.2

NL Wild Card

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#	odds
Pirates	85-71	.545	—	—	94.1
Giants	85-71	.545	—	—	96.6
Brewers	80-76	.513	5	2	0.5

NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs

team	w-l	pct.	gb	e#
Nationals	91-64	.587	—	—
Dodgers	89-67	.571	2 1/2	5
Cardinals	88-69	.561	4	2

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.