Here is the current MLB playoff picture after games on Sept. 24.
Now it’s getting messy.
And really interesting.
The Braves won, which means the Mets lost. The Diamondbacks also lost. Here is what the National League wild card race looks like now. The No. 5 Mets are a half-game ahead of the No. 6 Diamondbacks. The Braves trail the Diamondbacks by just a half-game and the Mets by one game. So, three teams for two playoff spots separated by one game.
Three more teams officially punched their tickets to October baseball. The Astros clinched the American League West title, the fourth straight and are locked into the No. 3 seed. The Orioles also clinched an AL spot and the Padres clinched an NL spot. The Guardians clinched a first-round bye and home-field advantage in ALDS. Eight of the 12 playoff teams have been decided, leaving four spots to be decided by the end of the regular season on Sunday.
Other clinching scenarios:
*The Phillies can clinch a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NLDS on Wednesday with a win and a Brewers loss.
*The Dodgers can clinch the NL West as early as Thursday.
*The Mets can clinch a playoff spot as early as Thursday.
*The Yankees can clinch the AL East with a win Wednesday.
*The Royals and Tigers can clinch a playoff spot as early as Thursday.
If the playoffs started today:
National League
No. 1: Dodgers
No. 2: Phillies
No. 3 Brewers vs. No. 6 Diamondbacks
No. 4: Padres vs. No. 5 Mets
Clinched division: Phillies, Brewers
Clinched playoff berth: Dodgers, Padres
American League
No. 1: Yankees
No. 2: Guardians
No. 3 Astros vs. No. 6 Tigers
No. 4 Orioles vs. No. 5 Royals
Clinched division: Guardians, Astros
Clinched playoff berth: Yankees, Orioles
Braves remaining schedule
Today, Thursday: vs. Mets
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: vs. Royals
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