Postseason seeding
2020 POSTEASON WATCH
It all comes down to this!
Four teams fight for the final two playoff spots today, while eight others jockey for positioning.
LATEST NEWS
- FINAL DAY! Clinches, tiebreakers in play
- 4 teams vying for final 2 spots in NL
- Here's what's at stake on season's final day
- Cubs clinch 1st NL Central title since 2017
- Woodruff's gem vaults Crew into No. 8 seed
- Twins clinch home-field: 'We're not done yet'
- White Sox snap skid, stay in division race
- Tatis re-enters MVP debate with 17th homer
- Cardinals fall, but still control their destiny
- Giants' playoff chances take hit with loss
- Tribe falls to No. 7 seed; needs help for No. 4
Postseason Seedings
Through games of Sept. 26
Clinched: ^ Division title | * Postseason berth
How seeding works | Tiebreaker scenarios
| American League | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TB^ (E-1) |
39 | 20 | .661 |
| 2 |  MIN* (C-1) |
36 | 23 | .610 |
| 3 |  OAK^ (W-1) |
35 | 24 | .593 |
| 4 |  CWS* (C-2) |
35 | 24 | .593 |
| 5 |  NYY* (E-2) |
33 | 26 | .559 |
| 6 |  HOU* (W-2) |
29 | 30 | .492 |
| 7 |  CLE* (WC) |
34 | 25 | .576 |
| 8 |  TOR* (WC) |
32 | 27 | .542 |
| E |  SEA |
27 | 32 | .458 |
| E |  LAA |
26 | 33 | .441 |
| E |  KC |
25 | 34 | .424 |
| E |  BAL |
24 | 35 | .407 |
| E |  DET |
23 | 34 | .404 |
| E |  BOS |
23 | 36 | .390 |
| E |  TEX |
21 | 38 | .356 |
| National League | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LAD^ (W-1) |
42 | 17 | .712 |
| 2 |  ATL^ (E-1) |
35 | 24 | .593 |
| 3 |  CHC^ (C-1) |
33 | 26 | .559 |
| 4 |  SD* (W-2) |
36 | 23 | .610 |
| 5 |  STL (C-2) |
29 | 28 | .509 |
| 6 |  MIA* (E-2) |
30 | 29 | .508 |
| 7 |  CIN* (WC) |
30 | 29 | .508 |
| 8 |  MIL (WC) |
29 | 30 | .492 |
| -- |  SF |
29 | 30 | .492 |
| -- |  PHI |
28 | 31 | .475 |
| E |  NYM |
26 | 33 | .441 |
| E |  COL |
26 | 33 | .441 |
| E |  WSH |
25 | 34 | .424 |
| E |  ARI |
24 | 35 | .407 |
| E |  PIT |
19 | 40 | .322 |
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LATEST NEWS
- FINAL DAY! Clinches, tiebreakers in play
- 4 teams vying for final 2 spots in NL
- Here's what's at stake on season's final day
- Cubs clinch 1st NL Central title since 2017
- Woodruff's gem vaults Crew into No. 8 seed
- Twins clinch home-field: 'We're not done yet'
- White Sox snap skid, stay in division race
- Tatis re-enters MVP debate with 17th homer
- Cardinals fall, but still control their destiny
- Giants' playoff chances take hit with loss
- Tribe falls to No. 7 seed; needs help for No. 4
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