MLB League Standings

2018 MLB Magic Numbers

American League

AL GR W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 89 50 23 .684 – – 86 80 87 83 78 76 73 73 74 72 69 63 61 61
HOU 85 50 27 .649 2 – NC 80 NC 83 78 76 73 73 74 72 69 63 61 61
CLE 88 41 33 .554 9.5 4 NC NC NC NC 87 85 82 82 83 81 78 72 70 70
BOS 85 51 26 .662 1 – NC 85 79 82 77 75 72 72 73 71 68 62 60 60
SEA 86 46 30 .605 5.5 – NC NC 84 NC 82 80 77 77 78 76 73 67 65 65
LAA 86 41 35 .539 10.5 5 NC NC NC NC NC 85 82 82 83 81 78 72 70 70
OAK 86 39 37 .513 12.5 7 NC NC NC NC NC NC 84 84 85 83 80 74 72 72
DET 86 36 40 .473 15.5 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 87 NC 86 83 77 75 75
TAM 87 35 40 .466 16 10.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 88 NC 87 84 78 76 76
MIN 90 33 39 .458 16.5 11 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 90 90 89 86 80 78 78
TOR 87 34 41 .453 17 11.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 85 79 77 77
TEX 85 33 44 .428 19 13.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 80 78 78
CWS 87 25 50 .333 26 20.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 86 86
KAN 87 23 52 .306 28 22.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 88
BAL 88 22 52 .297 28.5 23 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 89

National League

NL GR W L W% GB WCGB
MIL 87 45 30 .600 – – 87 85 87 85 84 83 82 80 79 79 75 76 73 71
ATL 88 43 31 .581 1.5 – NC 87 89 87 86 85 84 82 81 81 77 78 75 73
ARI 87 42 33 .560 3 – NC NC NC 88 87 86 85 83 82 82 78 79 76 74
CHC 89 42 31 .575 2 – NC 90 88 88 87 86 85 83 82 82 78 79 76 74
PHI 89 40 33 .547 4 – NC NC 90 NC 89 88 87 85 84 84 80 81 78 76
WAS 88 40 34 .540 4.5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 88 87 85 84 84 80 81 78 76
LAD 88 39 35 .527 5.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 88 86 85 85 81 82 79 77
STL 88 38 36 .513 6.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 87 86 86 82 83 80 78
COL 86 38 38 .500 7.5 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 86 86 82 83 80 78
SFO 85 38 39 .493 8 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 86 82 83 80 78
PIT 87 36 39 .480 9 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 88 84 85 82 80
SDG 84 35 43 .448 11.5 7.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 83 81
NYM 89 31 42 .424 13 9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 89 87 85
CIN 87 30 45 .400 15 11 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 86
MIA 86 29 47 .381 16.5 12.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC

Two-way tie for the division or wildcard

  1. A one game tie-breaker is played between the two teams, winner take all.

Two-way tie between division winners

  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 record in the final 81 games of the season, ignoring inter-league play.
  4. The team with the best record in the final 82 games of the season, extending backward until the tie is broken.

Three-way tie for the division or wildcard

  1. The team with the best intra-division record is determined as Team C. If intra-division records are tied, refer to above tie-breakers to determine team C.
  2. The other two teams, A and B, play one game.
  3. The winner of this game plays team C in one game.
  4. The winner of this second game is the winner of the tie-breaker.

Tiebreaking prodecures from MLB.com

Updated: June 23, 2018 6:00am ET