MLB playoff race standings: Magic numbers, postseason odds and more
For the remainder of the regular season, SI.com will have a daily post updating the standings relevant to the postseason races. The positive numbers under Games Behind for the wild-card leaders indicate their lead over the third-place team in the race or how far they are from being knocked out of a playoff spot. The Elimination Number (E#) column indicates the total number of the given team’s losses and leading team’s wins needed to eliminate that team from the race (essentially the reverse of a magic number). The magic number of the leading team is the elimination number of the second-place team. Postseason Odds are from baseballprospectus.com and will be updated in the mornings only.
Standings updated through the completed games on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
* = Team has clinched division. ^ = Team has clinched playoff spot.
AL East
| team | w-L | GB | ODDS | E# |
| Red Sox | 81–63 | — | 70.7% | — |
| Orioles | 79–65 | 2 | 14.8% | 17 |
| Blue Jays | 79–65 | 2 | 12.1% | 17 |
| Yankees | 77–67 | 4 | 2.4% | 15 |
AL Central
AL West
AL wild card
| team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
| Blue Jays | 79–65 | — | 55.9% | — |
| Orioles | 79–65 | — | 46.2% | |
| Tigers | 77–67 | 2 | 26.3% | 17 |
| Yankees | 77–67 | 2 | 13.4% | 17 |
| Mariners | 77–68 | 2 1/2 | 24.0% | 16 |
| Astros | 75–70 | 4 1/2 | 5.7% | 14 |
| Royals | 74–70 | 5 | 1.3% | 14 |
AL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
| team | w-l | gb | E# |
| Rangers | 87–59 | — | — |
| Indians | 83–61 | 3 | 17 |
| Red Sox | 81–63 | 5 | 15 |
If the season ended today:
The Blue Jays would host the Orioles in the wild-card game.
The Rangers would have home field advantage against the wild-card game winner in the Division Series.
The Indians would have home field advantage against the Red Sox in the other Division Series.
(Note: The Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker over the Orioles by virtual of their 9-7 record in head-to-head games.)
NL East
NL Central
NL West
NL wild card
| team | w-l | gb | odds | E# |
| Giants | 77–67 | +1 | 63.3% | — |
| Mets | 77–68 | — | 78.4% | — |
| Cardinals | 76–68 | 1/2 | 48.8% | 18 |
| Marlins | 72–73 | 5 | 1.4% | 13 |
NL Home Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
| team | w-l | gb | E# |
| Cubs | 92–52 | — | — |
| Nationals | 86–59 | 6 1/2 | 11 |
| Dodgers | 81–63 | 11 | 8 |
If the season ended today:
The Giants would host the Mets in the wild-card game.
The Cubs would have home field advantage against the wild-card game winner in the Division Series.
The Nationals would have home field advantage against the Dodgers in the other Division Series.