Here are the standings after 1,627 games (66.95% of the season), as of 12:00 AM: Reality | Expected | Projected AL East # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Rays* 63 44 .589 - - 2nd Yankees 61 47 .565 2.5 53 3rd Red Sox 56 51 .523 7.0 49 4th Orioles 53 56 .486 11.0 44 5th Blue Jays 50 59 .459 14.0 41 NL East # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Braves* 63 45 .583 - - 2nd Phillies 57 52 .523 6.5 48 3rd Marlins 55 54 .505 8.5 46 3rd Nationals 55 54 .505 8.5 46 5th Mets 46 63 .422 17.5 37 AL Central # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st White Sox* 56 51 .523 - - 2nd Guardians 56 54 .509 1.5 53 3rd Twins 54 55 .495 3.0 52 4th Tigers 51 58 .468 6.0 49 5th Royals 46 63 .422 11.0 44 NL Central # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Brewers* 67 41 .620 - - 2nd Cubs 61 47 .565 6.0 49 3rd Pirates 55 54 .505 12.5 42 4th Cardinals 54 54 .500 13.0 42 5th Reds 50 57 .467 16.5 39 AL West # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Rangers* 55 53 .509 - - 2nd Astros 55 55 .500 1.0 53 3rd Mariners 53 56 .486 2.5 52 4th Athletics 45 63 .417 10.0 45 5th Angels 42 67 .385 13.5 41 NL West # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Dodgers* 68 40 .630 - - 2nd D-backs 57 52 .523 11.5 43 3rd Padres 55 53 .509 13.0 42 4th Giants 46 62 .426 22.0 33 5th Rockies 42 67 .385 26.5 28 AL Wild Card # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Yankees 61 47 .565 - - 2nd Red Sox 56 51 .523 - - 3rd Guardians 56 54 .509 - - 4th Astros 55 55 .500 1.0 52 5th Twins 54 55 .495 1.5 52 6th Mariners 53 56 .486 2.5 51 6th Orioles 53 56 .486 2.5 51 8th Tigers 51 58 .468 4.5 49 9th Blue Jays 50 59 .459 5.5 48 10th Royals 46 63 .422 9.5 44 11th Athletics 45 63 .417 10.0 44 12th Angels 42 67 .385 13.5 40 NL Wild Card # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Cubs 61 47 .565 - - 2nd D-backs 57 52 .523 - - 2nd Phillies 57 52 .523 - - 4th Padres 55 53 .509 1.5 53 5th Marlins 55 54 .505 2.0 52 5th Nationals 55 54 .505 2.0 52 5th Pirates 55 54 .505 2.0 52 8th Cardinals 54 54 .500 2.5 52 9th Reds 50 57 .467 6.0 49 10th Giants 46 62 .426 10.5 44 11th Mets 46 63 .422 11.0 43 12th Rockies 42 67 .385 15.0 39 American League # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Rays* 63 44 .589 - - 2nd Yankees 61 47 .565 2.5 53 3rd Red Sox 56 51 .523 7.0 49 3rd White Sox* 56 51 .523 7.0 49 5th Rangers* 55 53 .509 8.5 47 5th Guardians 56 54 .509 8.5 46 7th Astros 55 55 .500 9.5 45 8th Twins 54 55 .495 10.0 45 9th Mariners 53 56 .486 11.0 44 9th Orioles 53 56 .486 11.0 44 11th Tigers 51 58 .468 13.0 42 12th Blue Jays 50 59 .459 14.0 41 13th Royals 46 63 .422 18.0 37 14th Athletics 45 63 .417 18.5 37 15th Angels 42 67 .385 22.0 33 National League # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Dodgers* 68 40 .630 - - 2nd Brewers* 67 41 .620 1.0 54 3rd Braves* 63 45 .583 5.0 50 4th Cubs 61 47 .565 7.0 48 5th D-backs 57 52 .523 11.5 43 5th Phillies 57 52 .523 11.5 43 7th Padres 55 53 .509 13.0 42 8th Marlins 55 54 .505 13.5 41 8th Nationals 55 54 .505 13.5 41 8th Pirates 55 54 .505 13.5 41 11th Cardinals 54 54 .500 14.0 41 12th Reds 50 57 .467 17.5 38 13th Giants 46 62 .426 22.0 33 14th Mets 46 63 .422 22.5 32 15th Rockies 42 67 .385 26.5 28 All of Major League Baseball # Team W L Pct. GB E 1st Dodgers* 68 40 .630 - - 2nd Brewers* 67 41 .620 1.0 54 3rd Rays* 63 44 .589 4.5 51 4th Braves* 63 45 .583 5.0 50 5th Cubs 61 47 .565 7.0 48 5th Yankees 61 47 .565 7.0 48 7th Red Sox 56 51 .523 11.5 44 7th White Sox* 56 51 .523 11.5 44 7th D-backs 57 52 .523 11.5 43 7th Phillies 57 52 .523 11.5 43 11th Padres 55 53 .509 13.0 42 11th Rangers* 55 53 .509 13.0 42 11th Guardians 56 54 .509 13.0 41 14th Marlins 55 54 .505 13.5 41 14th Nationals 55 54 .505 13.5 41 14th Pirates 55 54 .505 13.5 41 17th Astros 55 55 .500 14.0 40 17th Cardinals 54 54 .500 14.0 41 19th Twins 54 55 .495 14.5 40 20th Mariners 53 56 .486 15.5 39 20th Orioles 53 56 .486 15.5 39 22nd Tigers 51 58 .468 17.5 37 23rd Reds 50 57 .467 17.5 38 24th Blue Jays 50 59 .459 18.5 36 25th Giants 46 62 .426 22.0 33 26th Mets 46 63 .422 22.5 32 26th Royals 46 63 .422 22.5 32 28th Athletics 45 63 .417 23.0 32 29th Angels 42 67 .385 26.5 28 29th Rockies 42 67 .385 26.5 28 * - Division Leader