MLB Division Standings

2018 MLB Magic Numbers

AL East

AL East GR W L W% GB
NYY 89 50 23 .684 – 87 73 72 61
BOS 85 51 26 .662 1 NC 72 71 60
TAM 87 35 40 .466 16 NC NC 87 76
TOR 87 34 41 .453 17 NC NC NC 77
BAL 88 22 52 .297 28.5 NC NC NC NC

AL Central

AL Central GR W L W% GB
CLE 88 41 33 .554 – 82 83 72 70
DET 86 36 40 .473 6 NC NC 77 75
MIN 90 33 39 .458 7 NC 90 80 78
CWS 87 25 50 .333 16.5 NC NC NC 86
KAN 87 23 52 .306 18.5 NC NC NC NC

AL West

AL West GR W L W% GB
HOU 85 50 27 .649 – 83 78 76 69
SEA 86 46 30 .605 3.5 NC 82 80 73
LAA 86 41 35 .539 8.5 NC NC 85 78
OAK 86 39 37 .513 10.5 NC NC NC 80
TEX 85 33 44 .428 17 NC NC NC NC

NL East

NL East GR W L W% GB
ATL 88 43 31 .581 – 87 86 78 73
PHI 89 40 33 .547 2.5 NC 89 81 76
WAS 88 40 34 .540 3 NC NC 81 76
NYM 89 31 42 .424 11.5 NC NC NC 85
MIA 86 29 47 .381 15 NC NC NC NC

NL Central

NL Central GR W L W% GB
MIL 87 45 30 .600 – 87 82 79 73
CHC 89 42 31 .575 2 NC 85 82 76
STL 88 38 36 .513 6.5 NC NC 86 80
PIT 87 36 39 .480 9 NC NC NC 82
CIN 87 30 45 .400 15 NC NC NC NC

NL West

NL West GR W L W% GB
ARI 87 42 33 .560 – 86 83 82 78
LAD 88 39 35 .527 2.5 NC 86 85 81
COL 86 38 38 .500 4.5 NC NC 86 82
SFO 85 38 39 .493 5 NC NC NC 82
SDG 84 35 43 .448 8.5 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: June 23, 2018 6:00am ET