MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 90/72 54 36 .600 – –   65 63 67 63 63 62 60 60 61 59 58 58 54 53
CWS 91/71 47 44 .516 7.5 – NC   70 NC 70 70 69 67 67 68 66 65 65 61 60
SEA 93/69 47 46 .505 8.5 – NC NC   NC 70 70 69 67 67 68 66 65 65 61 60
NYY 92/70 50 42 .543 5 – NC 69 67   67 67 66 64 64 65 63 62 62 58 57
CLE 93/69 47 46 .505 8.5 – NC NC 70 NC   70 69 67 67 68 66 65 65 61 60
TEX 92/70 46 46 .500 9 – NC NC 71 NC 71   70 68 68 69 67 66 66 62 61
MIN 93/69 46 47 .494 9.5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 68 69 67 66 66 62 61
HOU 95/67 46 49 .484 10.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   68 NC 67 66 66 62 61
TOR 93/69 44 49 .473 11.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 70   NC 69 68 68 64 63
BOS 90/72 42 48 .466 12 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 72 72   71 70 70 66 65
DET 92/70 42 50 .456 13 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   70 70 66 65
BAL 93/69 42 51 .451 13.5 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   70 66 65
ATH 92/70 41 51 .445 14 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 71   67 66
KAN 93/69 38 55 .408 17.5 8.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69
LAA 93/69 37 56 .397 18.5 9.5 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 94/68 61 33 .648 – –   68 64 62 60 60 59 56 56 56 55 53 48 48 46
MIL 92/70 58 34 .630 2 – NC   67 65 63 63 62 59 59 59 58 56 51 51 49
ATL 91/71 53 38 .582 6.5 – NC NC   70 68 68 67 64 64 64 63 61 56 56 54
CHC 92/70 52 40 .565 8 – NC NC NC   69 69 68 65 65 65 64 62 57 57 55
PHI 93/69 51 42 .548 9.5 – NC NC NC NC   70 69 66 66 66 65 63 58 58 56
MIA 93/69 51 42 .548 9.5 – NC NC NC NC 70   69 66 66 66 65 63 58 58 56
STL 91/71 48 43 .527 11.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 69 69 68 66 61 61 59
WAS 94/68 48 46 .510 13 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 69 68 66 61 61 59
PIT 93/69 47 46 .505 13.5 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 70   70 69 67 62 62 60
SDG 92/70 46 46 .500 14 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 71 71   70 68 63 63 61
ARI 92/70 45 47 .489 15 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   69 64 64 62
CIN 91/71 42 49 .461 17.5 8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   67 67 65
NYM 93/69 39 54 .419 21.5 12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   70 68
SFO 92/70 38 54 .413 22 12.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 71   69
COL 94/68 38 56 .404 23 13.5 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 9, 2026 5:00pm GMT