Overview

• Through games of Sept. 7, Milwaukee sits atop MLB at 89-55 and leads the NL Central after a dominant summer run.
• Toronto (82-61) and Detroit (82-62) currently hold the American League’s top two seeds, with Houston fronting the AL West at 78-66.
• The AL wild-card slots are led by the Yankees (80-63), Red Sox (79-65) and Mariners (75-68), with the Rangers and Royals within two games of the cut.
• Philadelphia holds the NL’s No. 2 seed at 83-60 despite Zack Wheeler’s injury, while the Dodgers are third at 79-64.
• Cubs, Padres and Mets occupy the NL wild-card positions, with the Reds, Giants, Diamondbacks and Cardinals in close pursuit, and no team has clinched a spot under the tiebreaker-based magic-number math.