MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 112/50 66 46 .589 – –   45 41 47 46 41 40 39 39 39 39 37 30 30 28
CWS 111/51 59 52 .531 6.5 – NC   48 NC NC 48 47 46 46 46 46 44 37 37 35
HOU 114/48 58 56 .508 9 – NC NC   NC NC 49 48 47 47 47 47 45 38 38 36
NYY 113/49 63 50 .557 3.5 – NC 48 44   49 44 43 42 42 42 42 40 33 33 31
BOS 111/51 60 51 .540 5.5 – NC 51 47 NC   47 46 45 45 45 45 43 36 36 34
CLE 113/49 57 56 .504 9.5 – NC NC 50 NC NC   49 48 48 48 48 46 39 39 37
MIN 113/49 56 57 .495 10.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   49 49 49 49 47 40 40 38
TEX 113/49 55 58 .486 11.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   50 50 50 48 41 41 39
SEA 113/49 55 58 .486 11.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 50   50 50 48 41 41 39
BAL 112/50 54 58 .482 12 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 51 51   51 49 42 42 40
DET 112/50 54 58 .482 12 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 51 51 51   49 42 42 40
TOR 113/49 53 60 .469 13.5 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   43 43 41
KAN 113/49 46 67 .407 20.5 11 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   50 48
ATH 112/50 45 67 .401 21 11.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 51   49
LAA 112/50 43 69 .383 23 13.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
MIL 112/50 69 43 .616 – –   50 49 45 41 41 39 39 37 37 35 36 29 28 26
LAD 113/49 69 44 .610 .5 – NC   49 45 41 41 39 39 37 37 35 36 29 28 26
ATL 112/50 67 45 .598 2 – NC NC   47 43 43 41 41 39 39 37 38 31 30 28
CHC 113/49 64 49 .566 5.5 – NC NC NC   46 46 44 44 42 42 40 41 34 33 31
ARI 113/49 60 53 .531 9.5 – NC NC NC NC   50 48 48 46 46 44 45 38 37 35
PHI 113/49 60 53 .531 9.5 – NC NC NC NC 50   48 48 46 46 44 45 38 37 35
SDG 113/49 58 55 .513 11.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC   50 48 48 46 47 40 39 37
MIA 113/49 58 55 .513 11.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC 50   48 48 46 47 40 39 37
PIT 114/48 57 57 .500 13 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   49 47 48 41 40 38
STL 113/49 56 57 .495 13.5 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 50   48 49 42 41 39
WAS 114/48 55 59 .482 15 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 43 42 40
CIN 111/51 53 58 .477 15.5 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 51   45 44 42
SFO 113/49 48 65 .424 21.5 12 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   49 47
NYM 113/49 47 66 .415 22.5 13 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   48
COL 113/49 45 68 .398 24.5 15 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: August 18, 2026 11:00am GMT