MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 108/54 64 44 .592 – –   48 45 51 48 45 44 44 43 42 41 40 35 35 32
CWS 108/54 57 51 .527 7 – NC   52 NC 55 52 51 51 50 49 48 47 42 42 39
TEX 109/53 55 54 .504 9.5 .5 NC NC   NC NC 54 53 53 52 51 50 49 44 44 41
NYY 109/53 61 48 .559 3.5 – NC 51 48   51 48 47 47 46 45 44 43 38 38 35
BOS 108/54 57 51 .527 7 – NC 55 52 NC   52 51 51 50 49 48 47 42 42 39
CLE 110/52 56 54 .509 9 – NC NC 53 NC NC   52 52 51 50 49 48 43 43 40
MIN 110/52 55 55 .500 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 52 51 50 49 44 44 41
HOU 110/52 55 55 .500 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC 53   52 51 50 49 44 44 41
BAL 109/53 53 56 .486 11.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 52 51 46 46 43
SEA 110/52 53 57 .481 12 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   52 51 46 46 43
DET 109/53 51 58 .467 13.5 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 48 48 45
TOR 109/53 50 59 .458 14.5 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   49 49 46
KAN 110/52 46 64 .418 19 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 50
ATH 109/53 45 64 .412 19.5 10.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 54   51
LAA 109/53 42 67 .385 22.5 13.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
LAD 109/53 69 40 .633 – –   53 49 47 42 42 40 39 39 39 39 37 32 31 27
MIL 108/54 67 41 .620 1.5 – NC   51 49 44 44 42 41 41 41 41 39 34 33 29
ATL 109/53 64 45 .587 5 – NC NC   52 47 47 45 44 44 44 44 42 37 36 32
CHC 109/53 62 47 .568 7 – NC NC NC   49 49 47 46 46 46 46 44 39 38 34
ARI 109/53 57 52 .522 12 – NC NC NC NC   54 52 51 51 51 51 49 44 43 39
PHI 109/53 57 52 .522 12 – NC NC NC NC 54   52 51 51 51 51 49 44 43 39
SDG 109/53 55 54 .504 14 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 53 53 53 51 46 45 41
MIA 110/52 55 55 .500 14.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 53 53 51 46 45 41
PIT 110/52 55 55 .500 14.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 53   53 53 51 46 45 41
WAS 110/52 55 55 .500 14.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 53 53   53 51 46 45 41
STL 109/53 54 55 .495 15 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 54 54 54   52 47 46 42
CIN 108/54 51 57 .472 17.5 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   50 49 45
SFO 109/53 47 62 .431 22 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 49
NYM 110/52 47 63 .427 22.5 10.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   49
COL 109/53 42 67 .385 27 15 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 31, 2026 9:00am GMT