(PhatzRadio / SI Wire) — Standings updated through all the games of Thursday, September 19.
NOTE: For the remainder of the regular season, The Strike Zone 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 ClayDavenport.com and will be updated in the mornings only.
d = clinched division title
p = clinched playoff berth
AL East
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
p-Red Sox 93-61 .604 - - 99.9998
Rays 83-69 .546 9.0 1 0.0002
AL Central
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Tigers 89-64 .582 - - 99.9
Indians 83-70 .542 6.0 4 0.1
AL West
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Athletics 90-63 .588 - - 99.9
Rangers 83-69 .546 6.5 4 0.1
AL Wild-Card
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Rangers 83-69 .546 - - 67.1
Rays 83-69 .546 - - 59.8
Indians 83-70 .542 0.5 10 60.0
Orioles 81-71 .533 2.0 9 7.5
Royals 80-72 .526 3.0 8 4.2
Yankees 80-73 .523 3.5 7 1.3
AL Home-field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Red Sox 93-61 .604 - - n/a
Athletics 90-63 .588 2.5 7 n/a
Tigers 89-64 .582 3.5 6 n/a
If the season ended today:
The Rangers would host the Rays in the Wild Card Game on Wednesday, Oct. 2 (homefield advantage determined by the Rangers having won the season series 4-3).
The Wild Card Game winner would face the Red Sox in the Division Series.
The A’s would have homefield advantage against the Tigers in the other Division Series.
NL East
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Braves 90-62 .592 - - 99.9996
Nationals 82-71 .536 8.5 2 0.0004
NL Central
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Cardinals 89-64 .582 - - 65.3
Pirates 88-65 .575 1.0 9 21.4
Reds 87-66 .569 2.0 8 13.3
NL West
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
d-Dodgers 88-65 .575 - - 100.0
Diamondbacks 77-75 .507 10.5 - -
NL Wild-Card
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Pirates 88-65 .575 +6.0 - 78.4
Reds 87-66 .569 - - 86.0
Nationals 82-71 .536 5.0 5 1.0
Diamondbacks 77-75 .507 9.5 1 0.0
NL Home-field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
Team W-L Pct. GB E# Odds
Braves 90-62 .592 - - n/a
Cardinals 89-64 .582 1.5 9 n/a
Dodgers 88-65 .575 2.5 8 n/a
If the season ended today:
The Pirates would host the Reds in the Wild Card Game on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
The Wild Card Game winner would face the Braves in the Division Series
The Cardinals would have homefield advantage against the Dodgers in the other Division Series.
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