MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 101/61 59 42 .584 – –   57 53 59 55 55 52 51 51 50 50 48 45 44 42
CWS 101/61 54 47 .534 5 – NC   58 NC 60 60 57 56 56 55 55 53 50 49 47
TEX 102/60 51 51 .500 8.5 1.5 NC NC   NC NC NC 60 59 59 58 58 56 53 52 50
NYY 102/60 57 45 .558 2.5 – NC 59 55   57 57 54 53 53 52 52 50 47 46 44
CLE 103/59 54 49 .524 6 – NC NC 58 NC   60 57 56 56 55 55 53 50 49 47
BOS 101/61 52 49 .514 7 – NC NC 60 NC 62   59 58 58 57 57 55 52 51 49
SEA 103/59 51 52 .495 9 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC   59 59 58 58 56 53 52 50
BAL 103/59 50 53 .485 10 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   60 59 59 57 54 53 51
MIN 103/59 50 53 .485 10 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 60   59 59 57 54 53 51
HOU 104/58 50 54 .480 10.5 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   59 57 54 53 51
DET 102/60 48 54 .470 11.5 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 61   59 56 55 53
TOR 102/60 46 56 .451 13.5 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   58 57 55
ATH 102/60 43 59 .421 16.5 9.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   60 58
KAN 103/59 43 60 .417 17 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   58
LAA 103/59 41 62 .398 19 12 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 103/59 65 38 .631 – –   60 56 53 51 49 49 48 47 47 46 44 38 38 35
MIL 102/60 64 38 .627 .5 – 61   57 54 52 50 50 49 48 48 47 45 39 39 36
ATL 101/61 59 42 .584 5 – NC NC   59 57 55 55 54 53 53 52 50 44 44 41
CHC 102/60 57 45 .558 7.5 – NC NC NC   59 57 57 56 55 55 54 52 46 46 43
PHI 103/59 56 47 .543 9 – NC NC NC NC   58 58 57 56 56 55 53 47 47 44
ARI 102/60 53 49 .519 11.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   61 60 59 59 58 56 50 50 47
STL 101/61 52 49 .514 12 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 62   61 60 60 59 57 51 51 48
PIT 103/59 53 50 .514 12 .5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   59 59 58 56 50 50 47
MIA 103/59 52 51 .504 13 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   60 59 57 51 51 48
WAS 103/59 52 51 .504 13 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 60   59 57 51 51 48
SDG 102/60 50 52 .490 14.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   59 53 53 50
CIN 101/61 47 54 .465 17 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   56 56 53
NYM 103/59 43 60 .417 22 10.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   60 57
SFO 102/60 42 60 .411 22.5 11 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 61   58
COL 104/58 41 63 .394 24.5 13 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 23, 2026 5:00pm GMT