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2023 MLB playoff picture: Bracket, standings, magic numbers, tiebreakers for baseball postseason
Only one spot remains open in Major League Baseball's 2023 playoff field. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jay and Miami Marlins all clinched their playoff spots on Saturday night and 11 teams are now in the postseason field. The Rangers and Blue Jays clinched their spots simultaneously thanks to Texas' win over the Mariners and the clinchers on Saturday. The Astros are currently facing the Diamondbacks and can clinch the final playoff berth with a win. The Diamondbacks got their playoff spot thanks to the Reds' loss to the Cardinals. The Reds and Cubs were eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday.
Seven teams (Braves, Dodgers, Orioles, Rays, Twins, Brewers and Phillies) had their playoff spots secured for five days or longer. The top four seeds are locked in place in the National League: No. 1 Braves, No. 2 Dodgers, No. 3 Brewers and No. 4 Phillies. The Braves and Dodgers have byes to the NLCS, while the Brewers and Phillies will host Wild Card Series next week.
Three seeds are clinched in the American League: No. 1 Orioles, No. 3 Twins and No. 4 Rays. The Rangers will get the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye if they can secure the AL West
The 2023 MLB playoff picture is also notable for who is not in it. The Padres, Yankees, Mets and Cardinals -- all playoff teams in 2022 and expected contenders in 2023 -- have had disappointing years that will likely end with the regular season. The Angels saw their playoff hopes dashed in a dismal August, culminating in finally shutting Shohei Ohtani for the season.
As a reminder, MLB now uses a 12-team playoff format with the three division winners and three wild card teams in both leagues qualifying for the postseason. The two division winners with the best records in each league get byes to the League Division Series round, while the other eight teams square off in a best-of-three Wild Card Series.
Who's clinched?
Braves: Clinched NL East, home-field advantage throughout playoffs
Dodgers: Clinched NL West
Twins: Clinched AL Central
Orioles: Clinched AL East, home-field advantage through ALCS
Rays: Clinched AL wild-card spot
Brewers: Clinched NL Central
Phillies: Clinched NL wild-card spot
Marlins: Clinched NL wild-card spot
Rangers: Clinched AL playoff spot
Blue Jays: Clinched AL wild-card spot
Diamondbacks: Clinched NL wild-card spot
Magic numbers
Astros' magic number to clinch a postseason berth: 1
Rangers' magic number to clinch the AL West: 2
Tiebreakers
Here's a look at key tiebreakers that could come into play to determine playoff spots and seeding. MLB uses head-to-head record as the top tiebreaker among teams that finish with the same record.
AL West
Astros own tiebreaker over Rangers
Mariners own tiebreaker over Astros
Rangers own tiebreaker over Mariners
AL wild card
Rangers own tiebreaker over Mariners and Blue Jays
Mariners own tiebreaker over Blue Jays
NL wild card
Marlins own tiebreaker over Diamondbacks, Cubs, Reds
Diamondbacks own tiebreaker over Cubs
Reds own tiebreaker over Cubs, Diamondbacks
Here's a look at the MLB standings and playoff picture for the 12-team postseason as of this morning. All division and postseason odds are courtesy of SportsLine, and you can check out the expanded standings here.
2023 MLB playoff picture
American League bracket
(If the season ended today)
Wild Card Series: No. 3 Twins vs. No. 6 Astros
Wild Card Series: No. 4 Rays vs. No. 5 Blue Jays
ALDS: No. 1 Orioles vs. Rays/Blue Jays
ALDS: No. 2 Rangers vs. Twins/Astros
National League bracket
(If the season ended today)
Wild Card Series: No. 3 Brewers vs. No. 6 Diamondbacks
Wild Card Series: No. 4 Phillies vs. No. 5 Marlins
NLDS: No. 1 Braves vs. Phillies/Marlins
NLDS: No. 2 Dodgers vs. Brewers/Diamondbacks
American League standings
National League standings
NL EAST W L GB DIV POST
Atlanta - x 103 57 — 100.0% 100.0%
Philadelphia - y 89 71 14.0 0.0% 100.0%
Miami 84 76 19.5 0.0% 100.0%
N.Y. Mets - e 73 86 29.5 0.0% 0.0%
Washington - e
70 90 33.0 0.0% 0.0%
NL CENTRAL W L GB DIV POST
Milwaukee - x 91 69 — 100.0% 100.0%
Chi. Cubs - e 82 78 8.5 0.0% 0.0%
Cincinnati - e 82 79 9.0 0.0% 0.0%
Pittsburgh - e 75 85 16.0 0.0% 0.0%
St. Louis - e 69 91 22.0 0.0% 0.0%
NL WEST W L GB DIV POST
L.A. Dodgers - x 99 61 — 100.0% 100.0%
Arizona 84 76 15.0 0.0% 100.0%
San Diego - e 80 80 19.0 0.0% 0.0%
San Francisco - e 78 82 21.0 0.0% 0.0%
Colorado - e 58 102 41.0 0.0% 0.0%
Wild-card standings
American League
TEAM W L WCGB
Tampa Bay - y 97 63 +9.0
Toronto 89 72 +0.5
Houston 88 72 --
Seattle 87 74 1.5
National League
TEAM W L WCGB
Philadelphia - y 89 71 +5.5
Miami 84 76 --
Arizona 84 76 --
Chi. Cubs 82 78 2.0
Cincinnati 82 79 2.5
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