MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 91/71 54 37 .593 – –   64 63 67 63 62 61 60 60 61 59 58 57 53 52
CWS 92/70 47 45 .510 7.5 – NC   70 NC 70 69 68 67 67 68 66 65 64 60 59
TEX 93/69 47 46 .505 8 – NC NC   NC 70 69 68 67 67 68 66 65 64 60 59
NYY 93/69 51 42 .548 4 – NC 67 66   66 65 64 63 63 64 62 61 60 56 55
CLE 94/68 48 46 .510 7.5 – NC NC 69 NC   68 67 66 66 67 65 64 63 59 58
SEA 94/68 47 47 .500 8.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   68 67 67 68 66 65 64 60 59
MIN 94/68 46 48 .489 9.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 68 69 67 66 65 61 60
HOU 95/67 46 49 .484 10 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 NC 67 66 65 61 60
TOR 93/69 44 49 .473 11 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 70   NC 69 68 67 63 62
BOS 91/71 43 48 .472 11 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 72 71 71   70 69 68 64 63
DET 93/69 43 50 .462 12 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 68 64 63
BAL 94/68 43 51 .457 12.5 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 64 63
ATH 93/69 41 52 .440 14 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   66 65
KAN 94/68 38 56 .404 17.5 9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68
LAA 94/68 37 57 .393 18.5 10 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 94/68 61 33 .648 – –   68 64 61 60 60 58 56 55 55 55 52 48 48 45
MIL 93/69 59 34 .634 1.5 – NC   66 63 62 62 60 58 57 57 57 54 50 50 47
ATL 92/70 54 38 .587 6 – NC NC   68 67 67 65 63 62 62 62 59 55 55 52
CHC 93/69 52 41 .559 8.5 – NC NC NC   69 69 67 65 64 64 64 61 57 57 54
PHI 94/68 52 42 .553 9 – NC NC NC NC   69 67 65 64 64 64 61 57 57 54
MIA 94/68 52 42 .553 9 – NC NC NC NC 69   67 65 64 64 64 61 57 57 54
STL 92/70 48 44 .521 12 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 68 68 68 65 61 61 58
WAS 94/68 48 46 .510 13 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 68 68 65 61 61 58
PIT 94/68 47 47 .500 14 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 69 66 62 62 59
ARI 93/69 46 47 .494 14.5 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 70   70 67 63 63 60
SDG 93/69 46 47 .494 14.5 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 70 70   67 63 63 60
CIN 92/70 42 50 .456 18 9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   67 67 64
NYM 94/68 40 54 .425 21 12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 66
SFO 93/69 39 54 .419 21.5 12.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 70   67
COL 95/67 38 57 .400 23.5 14.5 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 10, 2026 4:00pm GMT