{"id":105043,"date":"2025-08-29T09:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105043\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:22:07","slug":"mlb-playoff-picture-wild-card-standings-2025-division-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105043\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB playoff picture: Wild card standings, 2025 division standings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a month remaining in the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Major League Baseball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Major League Baseball<\/a> season, the playoff races are heating up and several division races project to go down to the wire.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/243\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Dodgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/san-diego-padres\/249\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Diego Padres;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">San Diego Padres<\/a> are locked in a back-and-forth battle atop the National League West, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/houston-astros\/242\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Astros;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Astros<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/seattle-mariners\/236\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Mariners;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Seattle Mariners<\/a> are going at it in the NL West and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/toronto-blue-jays\/238\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toronto Blue Jays;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> will try to fight off the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/boston-red-sox\/226\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boston Red Sox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Boston Red Sox<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/new-york-yankees\/234\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Yankees;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Yankees<\/a> down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The final day of the regular season is Sept. 28, with the postseason beginning two days later.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the latest playoff picture:<\/p>\n<p>(Standings through games played Thursday, Aug. 28)<\/p>\n<p>AL wild card standings<\/p>\n<p>Top three reach playoffs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Boston Red Sox (75-60): +2.5 games<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">New York Yankees (74-60): +2 games<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Texas Rangers (68-67): 4.5 GB<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cleveland Guardians (66-66): 5 GB<\/p>\n<p>NL wild card standings<\/p>\n<p>Top three reach playoffs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">San Diego Padres (76-59): +3 games<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">San Francisco Giants (66-68): 6 GB<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Arizona Diamondbacks (66-69): 6.5 GB<\/p>\n<p>AL East<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Toronto Blue Jays (78-56)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Boston Red Sox (75-60): 3.5 games back<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">New York Yankees (74-60): 4 GB<\/p>\n<p>AL Central<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kansas City Royals (69-65): 8.5 GB<\/p>\n<p>AL West<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Seattle Mariners (72-62): 2 GB<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Texas Rangers (68-67): 6.5 GB<\/p>\n<p>NL East<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Philadelphia Phillies (77-57)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">New York Mets (72-62): 5 GB<\/p>\n<p>NL Central<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Milwaukee Brewers (83-52)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Chicago Cubs (76-58): 6.5 GB<\/p>\n<p>NL West<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Los Angeles Dodgers (77-57)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">San Diego Padres (75-59): 2 GB<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2025\/08\/29\/mlb-wild-card-standings-2025-playoffs-bracket\/85874390007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB wild card standings, 2025 playoff picture, AL and NL standings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MLB wild card standings, 2025 playoff picture, AL and NL standings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a month remaining in the 2025 Major League Baseball season, the playoff races are heating up 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