MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 94/68 56 38 .595 – –   62 60 65 61 58 58 59 56 56 56 55 52 48 48
CWS 95/67 50 45 .526 6.5 – NC   66 NC 67 64 64 65 62 62 62 61 58 54 54
TEX 96/66 49 47 .510 8 – NC NC   NC NC 65 65 66 63 63 63 62 59 55 55
NYY 96/66 54 42 .562 3 – NC 64 62   63 60 60 61 58 58 58 57 54 50 50
CLE 97/65 51 46 .525 6.5 – NC NC 65 NC   63 63 64 61 61 61 60 57 53 53
SEA 97/65 48 49 .494 9.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   66 NC 64 64 64 63 60 56 56
MIN 97/65 48 49 .494 9.5 – NC NC NC NC NC 66   NC 64 64 64 63 60 56 56
BOS 94/68 46 48 .489 10 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 68 68   66 66 66 65 62 58 58
HOU 98/64 47 51 .479 11 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   65 65 64 61 57 57
BAL 97/65 46 51 .474 11.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 66   66 65 62 58 58
TOR 96/66 45 51 .468 12 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 67 67   66 63 59 59
DET 96/66 44 52 .458 13 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   64 60 60
ATH 96/66 41 55 .427 16 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   63 63
KAN 97/65 38 59 .391 19.5 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   66
LAA 97/65 38 59 .391 19.5 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 66  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
LAD 97/65 61 36 .628 – –   65 62 60 58 57 57 55 55 54 53 50 47 45 43
MIL 96/66 59 37 .614 1.5 – NC   64 62 60 59 59 57 57 56 55 52 49 47 45
ATL 95/67 55 40 .578 5 – NC NC   66 64 63 63 61 61 60 59 56 53 51 49
CHC 96/66 54 42 .562 6.5 – NC NC NC   65 64 64 62 62 61 60 57 54 52 50
PHI 98/64 54 44 .551 7.5 – NC NC NC NC   64 64 62 62 61 60 57 54 52 50
MIA 97/65 52 45 .536 9 – NC NC NC NC NC   66 64 64 63 62 59 56 54 52
STL 95/67 50 45 .526 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC 68   66 66 65 64 61 58 56 54
PIT 97/65 50 47 .515 11 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   66 65 64 61 58 56 54
ARI 96/66 49 47 .510 11.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 67   66 65 62 59 57 55
SDG 96/66 48 48 .500 12.5 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   66 63 60 58 56
WAS 97/65 48 49 .494 13 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   63 60 58 56
CIN 95/67 43 52 .452 17 8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   65 63 61
SFO 96/66 41 55 .427 19.5 10.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   65 63
NYM 98/64 41 57 .418 20.5 11.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   63
COL 98/64 39 59 .398 22.5 13.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

Six teams from each league qualify for the playoffs:

  • The three division winners, who are ranked 1-3 regardless of their records
  • The next three best teams by record, regardless of division

The top two seeded division winners in each league earn a first-round bye.

Clinched division
Clinched wild-card berth
Eliminated from the playoffs

Any tie for any position

  1. The team with the best record in head to head play.
  2. The team with the best overall record in intra-division games.
  3. The team with the best overall record in inter-division games.
  4. The team with the best record in the final 81 games of the season, ignoring inter-league play.
  5. The team with the best record in the final 82 games of the season, extending backward until the tie is broken.

Tiebreaking procedures from mlb.com

Updated: July 17, 2026 5:00am GMT