As the final weekend of the regular season commences, the playoff races are still highly in flux. Eight teams have clinched playoff spots, but only one team — the Dodgers — is locked into a seed. There’s still one playoff spot to be decided in the National League. Meanwhile, in the American League, two divisions are still up for grabs, as well as three playoff spots. There’s a lot that will play out this weekend. Let’s take a look at the different scenarios for each league.
In the NL, the list is by current seed. All three divisions have been decided, and any movement will be minimal except for the last wild card spot.
In the AL, there are essentially two mini-playoff races playing out. That one is ordered so the two different races are grouped: the race for the AL East champion and top seed (between the Blue Jays, Mariners, and Yankees), and the race for the AL Central champion and the remaining two wild card spots (between the Guardians, Red Sox, Tigers, and Astros).
AL Multi-Team Tiebreakers