The Cleveland Guardians have run down the Tigers atop the American League Central, a shocking comeback that may go down as one of the biggest collapses in baseball history for Detroit. The rivals face off in Cleveland this week while scoreboard-watching the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox in the wild-card race.
In the National League, the New York Mets fell out of a playoff spot for the first time since the beginning of April and have nearly completed an impressive meltdown of their own, now fighting with the Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks for the final NL wild-card spot.
Here’s the latest look at the playoff race:
Standings entering play Wednesday, Sept. 24
MLB playoff bracket if season ended today
American League
Byes: Blue Jays, Mariners
AL wild card series
Tigers at Guardians
Red Sox at Yankees
National League
Byes: Brewers, Phillies
NL wild card series
Mets at Dodgers
Padres at Cubs
AL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
New York Yankees (89-68): +4 games
Boston Red Sox (86-71) + 1 game
Detroit Tigers (85-72)
Houston Astros (84-73): 1 GB
NL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
Chicago Cubs (88-69): +7 games // clinched postseason berth
San Diego Padres (87-71): +5½ games // clinched postseason berth
New York Mets (81–76)
Cincinnati Reds (80-77): 1 GB
Arizona Diamondbacks (80-77): 1 GB
St. Louis Cardinals (78-80): 3.5 GB
Miami Marlins (77-80): 4 GB
San Francisco Giants (77-81): 4.5 GB
AL East
Toronto Blue Jays (90-67) – clinched postseason berth
New York Yankees (89-68): 1 game back // clinched postseason berth
Boston Red Sox (86-71): 4 GB
AL Central
Cleveland Guardians (85-72) – holds head-to-head tiebreaker vs Tigers
Detroit Tigers (85-72)
AL West
Seattle Mariners (88-69) – clinched postseason berth
Houston Astros (84-73): 4 GB
NL East
Philadelphia Phillies (92-65) – clinched NL East title
New York Mets (81-76)
NL Central
Milwaukee Brewers (95-63) – clinched NL Central title
Chicago Cubs (88-69)
NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers (88-69) – clinched postseason berth
San Diego Padres (87-71): 1½ GB – clinched postseason berth
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