MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 89/73 53 36 .595 – –   67 65 69 65 65 63 62 61 62 60 60 60 56 54
CWS 90/72 47 43 .522 6.5 – NC   71 NC 71 71 69 68 67 68 66 66 66 62 60
SEA 92/70 47 45 .510 7.5 – NC NC   NC 71 71 69 68 67 68 66 66 66 62 60
NYY 91/71 50 41 .549 4 – NC 70 68   68 68 66 65 64 65 63 63 63 59 57
CLE 92/70 47 45 .510 7.5 – NC NC 71 NC   71 69 68 67 68 66 66 66 62 60
TEX 91/71 46 45 .505 8 – NC NC 72 NC 72   70 69 68 69 67 67 67 63 61
MIN 92/70 45 47 .489 9.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   70 69 70 68 68 68 64 62
HOU 94/68 46 48 .489 9.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 69 67 67 67 63 61
TOR 92/70 43 49 .467 11.5 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 70 70 70 66 64
BOS 89/73 41 48 .460 12 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 74 73   72 72 72 68 66
BAL 92/70 42 50 .456 12.5 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   71 71 67 65
DET 91/71 41 50 .450 13 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 72   72 68 66
ATH 91/71 41 50 .450 13 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 72 72   68 66
KAN 92/70 38 54 .413 16.5 8.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69
LAA 92/70 36 56 .391 18.5 10.5 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 93/69 60 33 .645 – –   70 65 63 62 61 60 58 57 57 57 54 50 49 48
MIL 91/71 58 33 .637 1 – 72   67 65 64 63 62 60 59 59 59 56 52 51 50
ATL 90/72 52 38 .577 6.5 – NC NC   71 70 69 68 66 65 65 65 62 58 57 56
CHC 91/71 51 40 .560 8 – NC NC NC   71 70 69 67 66 66 66 63 59 58 57
PHI 92/70 51 41 .554 8.5 – NC NC NC NC   70 69 67 66 66 66 63 59 58 57
MIA 92/70 50 42 .543 9.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   70 68 67 67 67 64 60 59 58
STL 90/72 47 43 .522 11.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC   71 70 70 70 67 63 62 61
PIT 92/70 47 45 .510 12.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   70 70 70 67 63 62 61
WAS 93/69 47 46 .505 13 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   70 70 67 63 62 61
ARI 91/71 45 46 .494 14 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 72   72 69 65 64 63
SDG 91/71 45 46 .494 14 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 72 72   69 65 64 63
CIN 90/72 41 49 .455 17.5 8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 68 67
SFO 91/71 38 53 .417 21 11.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   71 70
NYM 92/70 38 54 .413 21.5 12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   70
COL 93/69 38 55 .408 22 12.5 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 8, 2026 5:00pm GMT