Through Sept. 23, the Rays (96-62) lead the AL and the Brewers (99-59) the NL; both have clinched first-round byes. Yankees, Red Sox and White Sox hold AL wild-card spots, while the Padres lead the NL race and the Cubs and Phillies are tied one game back.
The Rays have clinched the AL East, and the Brewers the NL Central; the Dodgers and Braves have clinched the NL West and East. The Yankees and Red Sox have secured AL postseason berths. The Guardians and Astros each have a division-clinching magic number of 4; the White Sox’s wild-card magic number is 1, with Texas three games back.
The Padres and Cubs each have a wild-card magic number of 1, while the Phillies’ is 2; Arizona is three games behind the NL wild-card cutoff. The article says 12 teams will have clinched postseason berths by the end of Sept. 27, with some spots potentially coming down to the final weekend.
