The 2021 MLB season is quickly winding down, and because it nears its end a number of postseason races have drawn a lot of the focus.
All however two divisional races seem locked up. The Braves surged into first place in August and are holding to the highest spot early in September with the Phillies and Mets not too far behind them. The Giants have quietly been the most effective crew in baseball for a lot of the season, but discover themselves holding off an extremely proficient Dodgers squad within the NL West.
Each the races for the wild card look to be fights to the end. Within the American League, the Pink Sox and Yankees entered September clinging to the highest two spots, however have confronted stress from the Blue Jays, Mariners and Athletics. The crew that finishes second within the NL West is all however assured to wrap up the primary wild card, however the second spot is large open because the Reds, Padres, Phillies, Cardinals and Mets are all inside placing distance of each other.
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The Sporting Information is monitoring the MLB standings because the season wraps up. Here is all you must know heading into the ultimate stretch of the marketing campaign.
MLB standings 2021
American League playoff bracket
Standings up to date after video games performed on Wednesday, Sept. 8
Seed
Crew
Division
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Rays
East
88-52
.629
2
Astros
West
81-58
.583
3
White Sox
Central
80-59
.576
4 (WC)
Pink Sox
East
80-62
.563
5 (WC)
Yankees
East
78-61
.561
American League wild-card standings
WC1: Pink Sox, 80-62 (.563)WC2: Yankees, 78-61 (.561)
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Blue Jays, 76-62 (.551), 1.5 GBMariners, 76-64 (.543), 2.5 GBAthletics, 75-64 (.540), 3 GBIndians, 68-69 (.496), 9 GBAngels, 69-71 (.493), 9.5 GBTigers, 66-75 (.468), 13 GBRoyals, 62-77 (.446), 16 GBTwins, 62-77 (.446), 16 GBRangers, 51-88 (.367), ELIMINATEDOrioles, 45-93 (.326), ELIMINATED
Nationwide League playoff bracket
Standings up to date after video games performed on Wednesday, Sept. 8
Seed
Crew
Division
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Giants
West
90-50
.643
2
Brewers
Central
86-55
.610
3
Braves
East
73-65
.529
4 (WC)
Dodgers
West
88-52
.629
5 (WC)
Padres
West
74-65
.532
Nationwide League wild card standings
WC1: Dodgers, 88-52 (.629)WC2: Padres, 74-65 (.532)
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Reds, 74-67 (.525), 1 GBPhillies, 71-68 (.511), 3 GBCardinals, 70-68 (.507), 3.5 GBMets, 70-70 (.500), 4.5 GBCubs, 65-76 (.461), 10 GBRockies, 63-77 (.450), 11.5 GBMarlins, 58-81 (.417), 16 GBNationals, 58-81 (.417), 16 GBPirates, 50-90 (.357), ELIMINATEDDiamondbacks, 45-95 (.321), ELIMINATED
MLB magic numbers for 2021
That is the half the place followers of groups in playoff spots — or these simply exterior — actually begin to get out the calculators. The magic quantity is the mixture of a crew’s wins and/or losses by its closest competitor wanted to clinch a playoff spot.
The magic quantity is listed for every crew main the division to say the title, and the elimination quantity listed for groups trailing within the division. The identical data is offered for these within the chase for the wild card. Information comes from MLB.com.
Up to date after video games on Tuesday, Sept. 7
AL East
Rays, 14/x
Pink Sox, x/13
Yankees, x/14
Blue Jays, x/13
Orioles, x/x
AL Central
White Sox, 14/x
Indians, x/14
Tigers, x/8
Royals, x/6
Twins, x/6
AL West
Astros, 18/x
Mariners, x/18
Athletics, x/18
Angels, x/11
Rangers, x/x
AL Wild Card
Pink Sox, 21/x
Yankees, 23/x
Blue Jays, x/23
Mariners, x/21
Athletics, x/21
Indians, x/16
Angels, x/14
Tigers, x/10
Royals, x/8
Twins, x/8
Rangers, x/x
Orioles, x/x
NL East
Braves, 22/x
Phillies, x/22
Mets, x/20
Marlins, x/9
Nationals, x/9
NL Central
Brewers, 10/x
Reds, x/10
Cardinals, x/9
Cubs, x/1
Pirates, x/x
NL West
Giants, 21/x
Dodgers, x/21
Padres, x/8
Rockies, x/x
Diamondbacks, x/x
NL Wild Card
Dodgers, 8/x
Padres, 22/x
Reds, x/22
Phillies, x/21
Cardinals, x/21
Mets, x/19
Cubs, x/13
Rockies, x/12
Marlins, x/8
Nationals, x/8
Pirates, x/x
Diamondbacks, x/x
