[SCO'sFan]

First of all, the Cincinnati Reds are headed to the postseason, officially clinching the National League Central Division! They are the third team to clinch a spot in the playoffs and they boast a record of 87-57. This is 4th time making the playoffs, and first time since 2024. This is also their first divisional title, which is particularly impressive seeing as they went 55-107 last year. There are now nine spots in the playoffs left up for grabs.


In other news... the Texas Rangers and the Chicago Cubs have been eliminated from playoff contention. 31 teams mathematically remain in the playoff hunt.



Most teams now have 18 games left to play, so let's jump into some of these playoff battles:

AL Division Leaders
AL East: x- Baltimore Orioles (137-7)
AL Central: Detroit Tigers (81-63, 3 GA)
AL West: Houston Astros (81-63, 2 GA)
AL South: Charlotte Knights (81-63, 11 GA)

Houston Astros are losing ground.

These are the teams in the AL Wild Card Hunt
- New York Yankees (87-57, 8 GA) 99.9%
- Seattle Mariners (79-65, --) 78.6%
Chicago White Sox (78-66, 1 GB) 39.4%
Oakland Athletics (75-69, 4 GB) 2.5%
Toronto Blue Jays (72-72, 7 GB) 0.2%
Norfolk Tides (70-74, 9 GB) 0.1%

The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels have been unofficially dropped from the Wild Card Hunt.


NL Division Leaders
NL East: Columbus Sea Lions and New York Mets (92-52)
NL Central: x- Cincinnati Reds (87-57)
NL West: x- San Diego Padres (97-47)
NL South: Miami Marlins (74-70, 2 GA)

These are the teams in the NL Wild Card Hunt
- Columbus Sea Lions/New York Mets (92-52, 8 GA) 99.9%/99.9%
- Montreal Expos (84-60, --) 99.9%
- Mexico City Vaqueros (72-72, 12 GB) 23.6%

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies have been unofficially dropped from the Wild Card Hunt.