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Major League Baseball‘s regular season is getting down to the wire, with a number of playoff spots still up in the air.
The tightest races to watch in the final weeks include the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees battling for first place in the American League East and the National League wild-card, which features four teams separated by just a few games for three spots.
Here’s a full look at the MLB playoff picture:
(Through games played Sept. 16)
AL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
Baltimore Orioles (84-66): + 5 gamesKansas City Royals (82-69): +2.5 gamesMinnesota Twins (79-71)Detroit Tigers (78-73): 1.5 GBSeattle Mariners (77-73): 2 GBBoston Red Sox (75-75): 4 GBNL wild card standingsSan Diego Padres (86-65): +3.5 gamesArizona Diamondbacks (83-67): + 1 gameNew York Mets (82-68)Atlanta Braves (81-69) – 1 GBChicago Cubs (77-73): 5 GBAL EastNew York Yankees (87-63)Baltimore Orioles (84-66) – 3 GBBoston Red Sox (75-75) – 12 GBAL CentralCleveland Guardians (87-64)Kansas City Royals (82-69) – 5 GBMinnesota Twins (79-71) – 7.5 GBDetroit Tigers (78-73) – 9 GBAL WestHouston Astros (81-69)Seattle Mariners (77-73) – 4 GBTexas Rangers (71-79) – 10 GBNL EastPhiladelphia Phillies (90-60)New York Mets (82-68) – 8 GBAtlanta Braves (81-69) – 9 GBNL CentralMilwaukee Brewers (87-63)Chicago Cubs (77-73) – 10 GBSt. Louis Cardinals (75-75) – 12 GBNL WestLos Angeles Dodgers (89-61)San Diego Padres (86-65) – 3.5 GBArizona Diamondbacks (83-67) – 6 GB
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