MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 105/57 62 43 .590 – –   51 49 55 51 48 47 46 46 46 44 43 39 39 36
CWS 105/57 55 50 .523 7 – NC   56 NC 58 55 54 53 53 53 51 50 46 46 43
TEX 106/56 54 52 .509 8.5 – NC NC   NC NC 56 55 54 54 54 52 51 47 47 44
NYY 106/56 60 46 .566 2.5 – NC 53 51   53 50 49 48 48 48 46 45 41 41 38
BOS 105/57 55 50 .523 7 – NC 58 56 NC   55 54 53 53 53 51 50 46 46 43
CLE 108/54 55 53 .509 8.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   54 53 53 53 51 50 46 46 43
MIN 107/55 53 54 .495 10 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   55 55 55 53 52 48 48 45
HOU 108/54 53 55 .490 10.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   55 55 53 52 48 48 45
SEA 107/55 52 55 .486 11 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 56   56 54 53 49 49 46
BAL 107/55 52 55 .486 11 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 56 56   54 53 49 49 46
DET 107/55 50 57 .467 13 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   55 51 51 48
TOR 107/55 49 58 .457 14 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   52 52 49
KAN 107/55 45 62 .420 18 9.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   56 53
ATH 106/56 44 62 .415 18.5 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 57   54
LAA 107/55 42 65 .392 21 12.5 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 106/56 67 39 .632 – –   56 52 50 46 44 44 43 43 43 42 40 35 34 31
MIL 106/56 66 40 .622 1 – NC   53 51 47 45 45 44 44 44 43 41 36 35 32
ATL 106/56 62 44 .584 5 – NC NC   55 51 49 49 48 48 48 47 45 40 39 36
CHC 106/56 60 46 .566 7 – NC NC NC   53 51 51 50 50 50 49 47 42 41 38
PHI 107/55 57 50 .532 10.5 – NC NC NC NC   54 54 53 53 53 52 50 45 44 41
PIT 107/55 55 52 .514 12.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   56 55 55 55 54 52 47 46 43
ARI 107/55 55 52 .514 12.5 – NC NC NC NC NC 56   55 55 55 54 52 47 46 43
WAS 107/55 54 53 .504 13.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   56 56 55 53 48 47 44
STL 106/56 53 53 .500 14 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 57   57 56 54 49 48 45
SDG 106/56 53 53 .500 14 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 57 57   56 54 49 48 45
MIA 107/55 53 54 .495 14.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   54 49 48 45
CIN 105/57 49 56 .466 17.5 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   53 52 49
SFO 106/56 45 61 .424 22 9.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   56 53
NYM 107/55 45 62 .420 22.5 10 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   53
COL 107/55 42 65 .392 25.5 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 28, 2026 11:00pm GMT