Wildcard ranking, top seeds AL and NL

While a handful of division leaders have comfortable leads – or are counting down smaller and smaller magic numbers to secure victory – the wildcard spots and overall rankings are still up for grabs.

This is what the playoff participants of the American and national leagues would look like if the postseason started today:

(Updated by games played on September 17)

American League

Top seeds

No. 1 New York Yankees (88-63) – Bye to the AL Division Series, against the winner of the Royals-Orioles

No. 2 Cleveland Guardians (87-65) – Bye to the AL Division Series against the winner of the Twins-Astros

AL Wildcard Series

No. 6 Minnesota Twins (80-71) at No. 3 Houston Astros (82-69)

No. 5 Kansas City Royals (82-70) at No. 4 Baltimore Orioles (84-67)

Bundesliga

Top seeds

No. 1 Philadelphia Phillies (91-60), bye to the NL Division Series against the winner of the Padres-Mets

No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers (89-62), bye to the NL Division Series, against the winner of the Diamondbacks-Brewers

NL Wildcard Series

No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks (83-68) at No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers (87-64)

No. 5 New York Mets (83-68) at No. 4 San Diego Padres (86-66)

Mets hold tiebreaker against Diamondbacks

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