There are some tighter races in the American League. The Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros are neck-and-neck as they fight for the NL West title, and there's a logjam in the AL wild card race behind the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays lead the AL Central and East, respectively.

The MLB regular season is in its final stretch. Follow the updated MLB standings, projected playoff bracket and magic numbers as the postseason nears.

Less than three weeks remain in the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season and while the field is largely set in stone, at least three division races will go down to the wire and the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets will have to fight off challengers for the final wild card spots.

Only a handful of the division leaders in Major League Baseball can feel safe about their advantages going into the second week of September.

A look at what the MLB standings would look like if they were ordered by clutch hitting shows which teams are truly ready to perform in the postseason.

On a night the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers both won, Leo Rivas' walkoff home run helped the Seattle Mariners hold serve with their AL West counterparts.

Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night.

On the NL side, the Brewers, Phillies, Dodgers and Cubs all have playoff odds above 99%, according to FanGraphs. The Brewers, Phillies and Dodgers are in position to win their divisions, while the Cubs currently hold the top wild card. Also in wild-card position are the Padres and Mets.

The Seattle Mariners already had one catcher making a huge impact in their quest for a division title, but on Thursday night, another stepped up. Mariners 22-ye

Three games and three losses into the Mets’ four-game series in Philadelphia this week, the NL East has been lost and their hold on a wild-card spot isn’t safe. The Phillies’ NL East lead is up to 10 games after a 11-3 blowout win on Wednesday night over the second-place Mets,