The MLB playoff standings are getting tight in the wild card and division races in the AL and NL and Magic Numbers are starting to get smaller as the September schedule moves along and with one week left, the LA Angels, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals are in, while the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians are all battling for position.
The Baltimore Orioles clinched the AL East and that race turned out to not even be close at all with the Yankees and Blue Jays double digit games back. The same goes for the Angels, as they have been crowned AL West champions and they have a 10.5 and 12.5 lead over the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners. The Tigers and the Royals are battling for the AL Central and it's the Tigers now back in first place over Kansas City with a week left to go.
The Nationals turned the NL East into a joke and all those teams are now under .500 and the Nats are the only ones with a winning record with 91 wins. The Cardinals have already clinched a playoff berth and they could end up as the NL Central winners, while the Dodgers appear to have the NL west all but locked up over the Giants.
The wild card races in the AL and NL are not settled yet and it should be a crazy week as the games play out leading into Sunday. The AL has the Royals and the Athletics in the first two spots, while the Mariners and the Indians are right in the mix and the Yankees basically can't lose another game or they are done. The Pirates and the Giants are leading and the Brewers don't appear to have enough time to get back into it now.
Check here for the AL and NL wild card and division standings.
