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American League

			Magic Numbers				Division Winners %			Wild Cards %
#	Team	Record	Playoffs	Win Div	1st Rnd Bye	#1 Seed	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Playoff %
1	Tampa Bay Rays	96-61	0	0	0	0	100	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	100
2	Cleveland Guardians	82-75	1	5	5	Elim	0	49	0.1	<0.1	3	48	99.9
3	Houston Astros	78-79	5	5	—	Elim	0	0.4	68	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	68
4	New York Yankees	90-67	0	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	>99.9	<0.1	<0.1	100
5	Boston Red Sox	84-73	0	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	96	4	100
6	Chicago White Sox	81-76	2	—	—	Elim	0	51	0.3	<0.1	0.4	48	99.8
7	$Rangers logo$ Texas Rangers	78-79	—	—	—	Elim	0	<0.1	32	<0.1	<0.1	0.1	32
8	Toronto Blue Jays	77-81	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
9	Baltimore Orioles	77-81	—	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1
10	Minnesota Twins	74-84	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
11	Detroit Tigers	74-85	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
12	Seattle Mariners	73-84	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
13	Kansas City Royals	67-90	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
14	Athletics Athletics	62-95	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
15	Los Angeles Angels	60-97	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0

National League

			Magic Numbers				Division Winners %			Wild Cards %
#	Team	Record	Playoffs	Win Div	1st Rnd Bye	#1 Seed	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Playoff %
1	Milwaukee Brewers	98-59	0	0	0	4	82	18	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	100
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	97-60	0	0	1	—	18	82	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	100
3	Atlanta Braves	92-65	0	0	—	Elim	0	<0.1	>99.9	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	100
4	Chicago Cubs	87-70	1	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	59	27	15	99.9
5	Philadelphia Phillies	87-70	2	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	23	41	35	99
6	San Diego Padres	87-70	2	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	18	32	45	95
7	Arizona Diamondbacks	83-74	—	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	1	5	6
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	80-77	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
9	Miami Marlins	77-80	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
10	St. Louis Cardinals	76-81	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
11	Washington Nationals	75-84	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
12	Cincinnati Reds	73-84	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
13	New York Mets	72-85	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
14	San Francisco Giants	65-93	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0
15	Colorado Rockies	57-100	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim	0	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0

#TEAMRECORDMAGICCHANCE

Brewers98-59Playoff0Div0Bye01 Seed4100%2

Dodgers97-60Playoff0Div0Bye11 Seed—100%3

Braves92-65Playoff0Div0Bye—1 SeedElim100%4

Cubs87-70Playoff1DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim99.9%5

Phillies87-70Playoff2DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim99%6

Padres87-70Playoff2DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim95%

Still Mathematically Alive

Diamondbacks83-74Playoff—DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim6%

Eliminated From Playoff Contention

Pirates80-77PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%9

Marlins77-80PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%10

Cardinals76-81PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%11

Nationals75-84PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%12

Reds73-84PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%13

Mets72-85PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%14

Giants65-93PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%15

Rockies57-100PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%

Tiebreaking steps used to generate seedings4 ties

AL East standings

Two-club tie for 4th place in the AL East: Orioles, Blue Jays

Orioles 77-81 (.487) · Blue Jays 77-81 (.487)

Head-to-head — comparing Orioles, Blue Jays

Orioles	6-6 (.500)
Blue Jays	6-6 (.500)

Still tied after this step — moving to the next step.

Win pct in division games — comparing Orioles, Blue Jays

1.	Blue Jays	25-26 (.490)
2.	Orioles	20-28 (.417)

TOR qualifies for 4th place in the AL East; BAL takes the next spot.

Result: 1. Blue Jays 2. Orioles

AL West standings

Two-club tie for 1st place in the AL West: Astros, Rangers

Astros 78-79 (.497) · Rangers 78-79 (.497)

Head-to-head — comparing Astros, Rangers

1.	Astros	9-4 (.692)
2.	Rangers	4-9 (.308)

HOU qualifies for 1st place in the AL West; TEX takes the next spot.

Result: 1. Astros 2. Rangers

AL Wild Card race and remaining order (seeds 4-6 and below)

Two-club tie for the No. 8 seed (outside the playoff spots): Blue Jays, Orioles

Blue Jays 77-81 (.487) · Orioles 77-81 (.487)

Head-to-head — comparing Blue Jays, Orioles

Blue Jays	6-6 (.500)
Orioles	6-6 (.500)

Still tied after this step — moving to the next step.

Win pct in division games — comparing Blue Jays, Orioles

1.	Blue Jays	25-26 (.490)
2.	Orioles	20-28 (.417)

TOR qualifies for the No. 8 seed (outside the playoff spots); BAL takes the next spot.

Result: 1. Blue Jays 2. Orioles

NL Wild Card race and remaining order (seeds 4-6 and below)

Three-club tie for the No. 4 seed (Wild Cards 1-3): Phillies, Cubs, Padres

Phillies 87-70 (.554) · Cubs 87-70 (.554) · Padres 87-70 (.554)

Do all three Clubs have identical records against one another? — comparing Phillies, Cubs, Padres

Phillies	1-6 vs CHC, 6-0 vs SD
Cubs	6-1 vs PHI, 5-1 vs SD
Padres	0-6 vs PHI, 1-5 vs CHC

No — at least one season series among the tied Clubs has a winner, so the head-to-head checks apply first.

Does one Club have a better record against each of the other 2 tied Clubs? — comparing Phillies, Cubs, Padres

Phillies	1-6 vs CHC, 6-0 vs SD
Cubs	6-1 vs PHI, 5-1 vs SD	← advances
Padres	0-6 vs PHI, 1-5 vs CHC

Yes — CHC has a better record against each of the others and qualifies outright for the No. 4 seed (Wild Card 1); the remaining 2 Clubs revert to the two-Club procedure for the next spot.

Two-club tie for the No. 5 seed (Wild Cards 2-3): Phillies, Padres

Phillies 87-70 (.554) · Padres 87-70 (.554)

CHC qualified for the No. 4 seed (Wild Card 1) above; the remaining 2 Clubs revert to the two-Club procedure for the next spot.

Head-to-head — comparing Phillies, Padres

1.	Phillies	6-0 (1.000)
2.	Padres	0-6 (.000)

PHI qualifies for the No. 5 seed (Wild Card 2); SD takes the next spot.

Result: 1. Phillies 2. Padres

Result: 1. Cubs 2. Phillies 3. Padres