Similar to the MLB standings, the columns shown are Win, Loss, Percent and GB (Games Back).
Mlb wild card standings series#
A series featuring the Braves and Dodgers feels a bit like a throwback from the 1990’s. The Wild Card Standings only show 12 teams from each league as the division winners are omitted, since they receive the automatic spots. The Cubs do not get any favors as they could face either the Brewers or Cardinals if both teams hold off the Rockies. The Red Sox and Yankees could square off in the NLDS if the Yankees defeated the A’s in their one-game Wild Card matchup. There are a few intriguing potential playoff matchups. Playoff Matchups If Postseason Started September 25ĪL Wild Card: No. Teams in bold have all clinched a playoff spot, while teams in bold and italics have clinched their divison as well. Here’s a look at the MLB playoff standings heading into the September 25 games.
Atlanta is still fighting teams like the Dodgers for playoff seeding. The NL East is the clearest thing as the Braves clinched the division thanks to their weekend sweep of the Phillies. The Brewers, Cardinals and Rockies are all fighting for two Wild Card spots. 1 seed in the NL, while the second place team would face elimination in the Wild Card series. The division winner is likely to have the No. The Cubs and Brewers are fighting for the NL East, with a lot on the line. Things are more complicated in the National League. This means Boston will have home-field advantage for as long as they are in the playoffs. The Red Sox have clinched all they can by securing the best record in baseball. If so, the A’s would play the Yankees in the Wild Card matchup. The AL West winner is still to be determined, but it looks like the Astros will win the division. The American League seeding is still a work in progress. The entire field is set for the American League as the A’s, Yankees, Indians, Astros and Red Sox have all punched their ticket to the postseason.
Things are getting clearer in the AL, but remain a bit muddy in the NL. We are less than one week away from the MLB playoff picture being solidified. Neither won the championship.The Brewers are fighting for playoff positioning in the National League. Two years later the wild-card-winning Red Sox erased the Curse of the Bambino en route to their first title since 1918. Since then only two AL wild-card teams have reached the World Series: the Tigers, in 2006, and the Royals, in 2014. The first AL wild-card team to reach the World Series was the Angels, who in 2002 kept the Yankees from the Fall Classic for the first time since 1997 and went on to beat another wild-card entrant, the Giants, in memorable seven-game showdown. The first such winner was the New York Yankees, who used that avenue to get back to the postseason and end a 14-year franchise postseason drought. Historical OverviewĪlthough the three-division format was introduced in 1994, the player's strike that year meant that the first wild-card wasn't awarded until the next year. To get there, the Twins, Royals, Orioles, Rays, Angels, Rangers and Mariners will at some point have to beat up each other, which limits the chances of something truly wild, like a scenario in which more than two teams tie for a playoff spot, something that has never happened in baseball history. While the Yankees have managed to hold on to a small edge, at least seven other teams are lingering with realistic hopes of making it to October. 1st Wild Card: Atlanta Braves 64-46, +4.0 2nd Wild Card: Philadelphia Phillies 60-48, +1. Below is an updated look at the NL Wild Card standings. The first and second WC teams will face each other. One of the most crowded postseason races in baseball history could go right down to the last day of the season-and maybe beyond. The worst division winner will face the third WC team.