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MLB Playoff Races Tighten Entering Final Week as Tiebreakers Loom

Multi-team ties will be settled by MLB’s head-to-head tiebreaker formula.

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Detroit Tigers first base Spencer Torkelson reacts after struck out against Atlanta Braves during the eighth inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.
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Overview

  • The NL wild-card race is level between the Mets and Reds at 80-76, with Cincinnati holding the tiebreaker, and the surging Diamondbacks sit one game back before series against the Dodgers and Padres.
  • In the AL, four teams are vying for three remaining berths as Boston, Detroit, Cleveland and Houston bunch up, while the Yankees lead the wild-card field with a magic number of three to clinch.
  • Cleveland has gone 15-2 since Sept. 5 to pull within a game of Detroit, and this week’s three-game set in Cleveland will shape the AL Central race and decide the Tigers‑Guardians tiebreaker if Cleveland wins once.
  • After being swept by Seattle, Houston trails in every key tiebreaker against its rivals and closes with six road games against the Athletics and Angels.
  • With the 12-team format eliminating one-game tiebreakers, ties will be ordered by head-to-head results first, as the already-clinched Brewers, Phillies, Dodgers and Cubs await NL seeding while the Padres near a spot.