Coming out of Labor Day weekend, Major League Baseball‘s playoff races look a lot more interesting than they did just a week ago.
The American League wild card standings have tightened, with the Rangers’ six-game winning streak vaulting Texas to fourth place, chasing down the Seattle Mariners who cling to the third and final postseason spot.
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In the NL Central, the Chicago Cubs carved a few games out of the Brewers’ division lead over the past two weeks and while a comeback probably isn’t the cards, they’re in good position to make Milwaukee sweat a bit into September.
Here’s a look at the latest MLB standings:
AL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
Boston Red Sox (77-62): +2.5 games
Cleveland Guardians (68-68): 4 GB
Tampa Bay Rays (68-69): 4.5 GB
NL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
Chicago Cubs (78-59): +5 games
San Francisco Giants (66-69): 5 GB
Arizona Diamondbacks (68-70): 5.5 GB
AL East
Toronto Blue Jays (79-59)
New York Yankees (76-61): 2,5 games back
Boston Red Sox (77-62): 3.5 GB
AL Central
Kansas City Royals (70-67): 9 GB
AL West
Seattle Mariners (73-65): 3 GB
Texas Rangers (72-67): 4.5 GB
NL East
Philadelphia Phillies (80-58)
New York Mets (74-64): 6 GB
NL Central
Chicago Cubs (79-59): 5.5 GB
NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers (78-59)
San Diego Padres (76-62): 2.5 GB
MLB playoff bracket if season ended todayAmerican League
Byes to ALDS: Tigers, Blue Jays
Wild Card Series
Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox (Boston wins tiebreaker)
American League
Byes to NLDS: Brewers, Phillies
Wild Card Series
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB wild card standings, 2025 playoff bracket, AL and NL standings