MLB playoff picture: Wild card standings, 2024 division standings

The tightest races to watch in the final weeks include the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees battling for first place in the American League East and the National League wild-card, which features four teams separated by just a few games for three spots.

Here’s a full look at the MLB playoff picture:

(Through games played Sept. 11)

AL wild card standings

Top three reach playoffs

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Baltimore Orioles (83-64): + 4.5 games
Kansas City Royals (80-67): +1.5 games
Minnesota Twins (78-68)
Detroit Tigers (75-71): 3 GB
Boston Red Sox (74-72): 4 GB
Seattle Mariners (74-72): 4 GB

NL wild card standings

Arizona Diamondbacks (82-64): + 2 games
San Diego Padres (82-65): +1.5 games
New York Mets (80-66)
Atlanta Braves (79-67): 1 GB
Chicago Cubs (75-71): 5 GB

AL East

New York Yankees (84-62)
Baltimore Orioles (83-64) – 1.5 GB
Boston Red Sox (74-72) – 10 GB

AL Central

Cleveland Guardians (94-62)
Kansas City Royals (80-67) – 4.5 GB
Minnesota Twins (78-68) – 6 GB
Detroit Tigers (75-71) – 9 GB

AL West

Houston Astros (77-68)
Seattle Mariners (74-72) – 3.5 GB
Texas Rangers (70-76) – 7.5 GB

NL East

Philadelphia Phillies (88-58)
New York Mets (80-66) – 8 GB
Atlanta Braves (79-67) – 9 GB

NL Central

Milwaukee Brewers (83-62)
Chicago Cubs (75-71) – 8.5 GB
St. Louis Cardinals (73-72) – 10 GB

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers (87-59)
Arizona Diamondbacks (82-64) – 5 GB
San Diego Padres (82-65) – 5.5 GB

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