MLB playoff bracket: Wild card standings, 2025 AL and NL division standings Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY September 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM 0 Nearing the final week of the regular season, some of Major League Baseball's playoff races have gotten unexpectedly tight to set up a wild finish.
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Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY September 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Nearing the final week of the regular season, some of Major League Baseball's playoff races have gotten unexpectedly tight to set up a wild finish.
The Cleveland Guardians were 11 games behind the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 4 but slashed that to 3 ½ entering play on Friday, Sept. 19 with a seven-game winning streak.
As the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros battle for first place in the AL West - and wild-card seeding - the Boston Red Sox have dropped a spot and must now fight off the Guardians.
In the NL wild-card chase, the New York Mets just won a crucial series against the Padres, denting San Diego's hopes of running down the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Here's a look at the latest MLB standings:
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Entering play on Friday, Sept. 19MLB playoff bracket if season ended todayAmerican League -
Byes: Blue Jays, Tigers
AL wild card series
Mariners at Yankees
Red Sox at Astros
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 (86-67): +3 games
Seattle Mariners (84-69) // Houston Astros (84-69): + 1 games – AL West tiebreaker decided by weekend series
Boston Red Sox (83-70)
Cleveland Guardians (81-71): 1.5 games back
Texas Rangers (79-74): 4.5 GB
Kansas City Royals (76-77): 7 GB
NL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
Chicago Cubs (88-65): +9 games
San Diego Padres (83-70): +4 games
New York Mets (79–74)
Arizona Diamondbacks (77-76): 2 GB
Cincinnati Reds (77-76): 2 GB
San Francisco Giants (76-77): 3 GB
St. Louis Cardinals (74-79): 5 GB
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1 / 83Clayton Kershaw: Los Angeles Dodgers World Series champion, 3-time Cy Young winnerUSA Team All-Star Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the World Team during the XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game at AT&T Park on July 8, 2007, in San Francisco.AL East -
Toronto Blue Jays (89-64)
New York Yankees (86-67): 3 games back
Boston Red Sox (83-70): 6 GB
AL Central -
Detroit Tigers (85-68)
Cleveland Guardians (81-71): 3.5 GB
Kansas City Royals (76-77): 9 GB
AL West -
Houston Astros (84-69) – tiebreaker vs. Mariners will be decided by weekend series
Seattle Mariners (84-69)
Texas Rangers (79-74): 5 GB
NL East -
Philadelphia Phillies (91-62) – clinched NL East title on Sept. 15
NL Central -
Milwaukee Brewers (94-59) – clinched playoff berth
Chicago Cubs (88-65): 6 GB - clinched playoff berth
NL West -
Los Angeles Dodgers (86-67)
San Diego Padres (83-70): 3 GB
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