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Coming out of Labor Day weekend, Major League Baseball‘s playoff races look a lot more interesting than they did just a week ago.
The American League wild card standings have tightened, with the Rangers’ six-game winning streak vaulting Texas to fourth place, chasing down the Seattle Mariners who cling to the third and final postseason spot.
In the NL Central, the Chicago Cubs carved a few games out of the Brewers’ division lead over the past two weeks and while a comeback probably isn’t the cards, they’re in good position to make Milwaukee sweat a bit into September.
Here’s a look at the latest MLB standings:
Updated through games played Wednesday, Sept. 3
AL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
- New York Yankees (77-62): +4.5 games
- Boston Red Sox (78-63): +4.5 games
- Seattle Mariners (73-67)
- Texas Rangers (72-69): 1.5 games back
- Kansas City Royals (70-69): 2.5 GB
- Tampa Bay Rays (70-69): 2.5 GB
- Cleveland Guardians (69-69): 3 GB
Top three reach playoffs
- Chicago Cubs (80-60): +5 games
- San Diego Padres (76-64): +1 game
- New York Mets (75–65)
- San Francisco Giants (71-69): 4 games back
- Cincinnati Reds (70-70): 5 GB
- Arizona Diamondbacks (70-71): 5.5 GB
- St. Louis Cardinals (70-71): 6.5 GB
AL East
- Toronto Blue Jays (81-59)
- New York Yankees (77-62): 3.5 games back
- Boston Red Sox (78-63): 3.5 GB
AL Central
- Detroit Tigers (81-60)
- Kansas City Royals (70-69): 10 games back
AL West
- Houston Astros (77-63)
- Seattle Mariners (73-67): 4 GB
- Texas Rangers (72-69): 5.5 GB
NL East
- Philadelphia Phillies (80-59)
- New York Mets (75-65): 5.5 games back
NL Central
- Milwaukee Brewers (86-54)
- Chicago Cubs (80-60): 5 GB
NL West
- Los Angeles Dodgers (78-61)
- San Diego Padres (76-64): 2.5 GB
MLB playoff bracket if season ended today
American League
- Byes to ALDS: Tigers, Blue Jays
- Wild Card Series
- Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros
- New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox (Boston wins tiebreaker)
American League
- Byes to NLDS: Brewers, Phillies
- Wild Card Series
- New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
- San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
