MLB Division Standings

2018 MLB Magic Numbers

AL East

AL East GR W L W% GB
BOS 145 15 2 .882 – 143 140 135 135
TOR 145 12 5 .705 3 NC 143 138 138
NYY 146 8 8 .500 6.5 NC NC 142 142
BAL 144 5 13 .277 10.5 NC NC NC 145
TB 144 5 13 .277 10.5 NC NC NC 145

AL Central

AL Central GR W L W% GB
MIN 149 8 5 .615 – 148 146 144 142
CLE 146 9 7 .562 .5 NC 145 143 141
DET 147 6 9 .400 3 NC NC 146 144
CWS 147 4 11 .266 5 NC NC NC 146
KC 146 3 13 .187 6.5 NC NC NC NC

AL West

AL West GR W L W% GB
LAA 144 13 5 .722 – 143 143 140 137
HOU 143 12 7 .631 1.5 NC 144 141 138
SEA 146 9 7 .562 3 NC 147 144 141
OAK 143 9 10 .473 4.5 NC NC NC 141
TEX 142 7 13 .350 7 NC NC NC NC

NL East

NL East GR W L W% GB
NYM 145 13 4 .764 – 143 143 140 138
ATL 145 10 7 .588 3 NC 146 143 141
PHI 145 10 7 .588 3 NC 146 143 141
WSH 143 9 10 .473 5 NC NC NC 142
MIA 145 5 12 .294 8 NC NC NC NC

NL Central

NL Central GR W L W% GB
PIT 144 12 6 .666 – 144 142 143 136
STL 145 10 7 .588 1.5 NC 144 145 138
MIL 143 10 9 .526 2.5 NC NC NC 138
CHC 147 7 8 .466 3.5 NC NC 147 141
CIN 144 3 15 .166 9 NC NC NC NC

NL West

NL West GR W L W% GB
ARI 145 12 5 .705 – 142 142 141 138
COL 142 11 9 .550 2.5 NC 143 142 139
LAD 145 8 9 .470 4 NC 146 145 142
SF 145 7 10 .411 5 NC NC NC 143
SD 142 7 13 .350 6.5 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: April 19, 2018 1:00pm ET