The playoff grassland for the 2023 Main League Baseball season is starting to hurry circumstance circumstance because the calendar will get able to turn to September. Some category races are sewn up (hi, NL East and NL West), however there might be enough of intrigue and jockeying within the season’s ultimate presen. The upstart Orioles are looking to grasp on within the AL East, the Brewers are aiming to fend off the Cubs within the NL Central and the AL West is a real three-team struggle with the Rangers, Mariners and Astros fix for first park as of Wednesday morning.
The NL wild-card struggle may be a tightly contested race. The Phillies are development a top for the lead wild-card spot, however the Cubs, Giants, Diamondbacks, Reds and Marlins are all combating for the overall two playoff berths within the NL. In the meantime, the Blue Jays and Crimson Sox are looking to keep within the AL wild-card race in the back of the Rays and the ones AL West contenders.
The 2023 MLB playoff image may be remarkable for who isn’t in it. The Yankees, Mets, Padres and Cardinals — all playoff groups in 2022 and anticipated contenders in 2023 — have had disappointing years that can finish with the familiar season. The Angels additionally noticed their playoff hopes dashed in a depressing August. The Halos crashed out of the race occasion finding out Shohei Ohtani won’t sound once more this season with a torn UCL in his proper elbow.
Right here’s a have a look at the MLB standings and playoff image for the 12-team postseason as of this morning. All category and postseason odds are courtesy of SportsLine, and you’ll take a look at the expanded standings right here.
2023 MLB playoff image
American League
Byes
- Deny. 1 Orioles and Deny. 2 Rangers (personal tiebreaker over Mariners)
Wild Card Order
- Deny. 3 Twins vs. Deny. 6 Astros
- Deny. 4 Rays vs. Deny. 5 Mariners
Nationwide League
Byes
- Deny. 1 Braves and Deny. 2 Dodgers
Wild Card Order
- Deny. 3 Brewers vs. Deny. 6 Giants
- Deny. 4 Phillies vs. Deny. 5 Cubs
American League standings
Nationwide League standings
Wild-card standings
American League
Nationwide League
| TEAM | W | L | WCGB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 74 | 58 | +5.0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 70 | 62 | +1.0 |
| San Francisco | 69 | 63 | — |
| Arizona | 69 | 64 | 0.5 |
| Cincinnati | 68 | 66 | 2.0 |
| Miami | 66 | 66 | 3.0 |
