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All talk regarding the 2026 MLB pennant races will take place in this thread. Standings will be updated on the fly. Stay on topic! (Clinched playoff spot; Clinched division; Clinched 1st-round bye; Top seeds in respective league color)

AL East

Tampa Bay (98-64)
New York (93-68)
Boston (87-75)
Baltimore (79-82)
Toronto (79-83)

AL Central

Cleveland (85-77)
Chicago (84-78)
Minnesota (77-85)
Detroit (76-86)
Kansas City (69-93)

AL West

Houston (81-81)
Texas (80-82)
Seattle (76-86)
Athletics (64-98)
Los Angeles (62-100)

AL Wild Card

New York (93-68)
Boston (87-75)
Chicago (84-78)

AL Postseason Clinches

Tampa Bay (September 11 - Postseason spot; September 22 - AL East, 1st round bye, AL #1 seed)
New York (September 14 - Postseason spot; September 22 - 1st Wild Card position)
Boston (September 20 - Postseason spot; September 25 - 2nd Wild Card position)
Chicago (September 24 - Postseason spot; September 26 - 3rd Wild Card position)
Cleveland (September 24 - Postseason spot; September 26 - AL Central and 1st round bye)
Houston (September 27 - Postseason spot and AL West)

AL Eliminations

Los Angeles (September 7)
Athletics (September 8)
Kansas City (September 16)
Detroit (September 20)
Minnesota (September 20)
Toronto (September 23)
Baltimore (September 24)
Seattle (September 24)
Texas (September 27)

NL East

Atlanta (94-68)
Philadelphia (88-74)
Miami (80-82)
Washington (77-85)
New York (74-88)

NL Central

Milwaukee (103-59)
Chicago (89-73)
Pittsburgh (82-80)
St. Louis (77-85)
Cincinnati (75-87)

NL West

Los Angeles (100-62)
San Diego (91-71)
Arizona (86-76)
San Francisco (65-97)
Colorado (58-104)

NL Wild Card

San Diego (91-71)
Chicago (89-73)
Philadelphia (88-74)

NL Postseason Clinches

Milwaukee (September 11 - Postseason spot; September 15 - NL Central; September 22 - 1st round bye; September 24 - NL's #1 seed)
Los Angeles (September 14 - Postseason spot; September 17 - NL West; September 24 - 1st round bye)
Atlanta (September 18 - Postseason spot; September 20 - NL East)
Chicago (September 24 - Wild Card postseason spot; September 26 - 2nd Wild Card position)
San Diego (September 24 - Wild Card postseason spot; September 26 - 1st Wild Card position)
Philadelphia (September 27 - Wild Card postseason spot and 3rd Wild Card position)

NL Eliminations

Colorado (September 6)
San Francisco (September 7)
Washington (September 13)
New York (September 14)
Cincinnati (September 14)
St. Louis (September 18)
Miami (September 18)
Pittsburgh (September 18)
Arizona (September 27)

September 11, 2026

Pittsburgh 2-12 Chicago Cubs
Colorado 2-6 Detroit
L.A. Angels 3-4 Washington
N.Y. Mets 4-6 N.Y. Yankees
Baltimore 7-4 Toronto
Houston 1-3 Tampa Bay (TB: clinched postseason spot)
Kansas City 3-2 Boston
L.A. Dodgers 6-2 Miami
Philadelphia 5-6 Atlanta (11)
Cincinnati 0-20 Milwaukee (MIL: clinched postseason spot)
Cleveland 5-2 Minnesota
Chicago Sox 3-7 St. Louis
Seattle 5-6 Athletics (10)
Texas 1-9 Arizona
San Diego 7-5 San Francisco

Postseason Clinches

Tampa Bay clinched a postseason spot with: Won 3-1

Milwaukee clinched a postseason spot with: Won 20-0

September 12, 2026

N.Y. Mets 12-2 N.Y. Yankees
Colorado 7-11 Detroit
Pittsburgh 3-4 Chicago Cubs
Baltimore 3-7 Toronto
L.A. Angels 5-6 Washington (10)
San Diego 7-6 San Francisco
Kansas City 1-6 Boston
L.A. Dodgers 3-4 Miami
Cleveland 3-4 Minnesota
Houston 2-3 Tampa Bay
Cincinnati 9-13 Milwaukee
Philadelphia 2-12 Atlanta
Chicago Sox 6-5 St. Louis
Texas 6-2 Arizona
Seattle 19-1 Athletics

September 13, 2026

Colorado 1-8 Detroit
L.A. Angels 5-6 Washington
N.Y. Mets 0-2 N.Y. Yankees
Phiadelphia 9-4 Atlanta
Baltimore 1-8 Toronto
Houston 4-14 Tampa Bay
L.A. Dodgers 4-6 Miami
Cincinnati 4-3 Milwaukee
Cleveland 9-2 Minnesota
Chicago Sox 1-3 St. Louis
Pittsburgh 4-3 Chicago Cubs
Kansas City 1-4 Boston
Seattle 7-8 Athletics
Texas 7-6 Arizona
San Diego 6-4 San Francisco

September 14, 2026

Chicago Sox 7-3 Cleveland
L.A. Dodgers 4-0 Cincinnati (LAD: clinched 14th straight postseason spot--ties MLB record)
Detroit 6-5 Toronto
Baltimore 2-1 N.Y. Mets (BAL - Pete Alonso: 1st game @ NYM as opponent; NYM: eliminated from postseason contention for 2nd straight year)
Atlanta 3-7 Chicago Cubs
N.Y. Yankees 8-3 Minnesota (NYY: clinched postseason spot with TOR loss)
San Francisco 1-2 St. Louis
San Diego 8-7 Colorado
Seattle 4-6 L.A. Angels
Miami 7-8 Arizona

Postseason Clinches

Los Angeles clinched a postseason spot with: Won 4-0

New York clinched a postseason spot with: TOR lost 6-5

September 15, 2026

Athletics 1-2 Tampa Bay (Junior Caminero: walk-off solo HR in 9th)
Chicago Sox 6-7 Cleveland
L.A. Dodgers 4-0 Cincinnati (LAD: magic number to clinch NL West - 1)
Milwaukee 5-1 Pittsburgh (MIL: clinched 4th straight NL Central title)
Philadelphia 3-6 Washington
Detroit 10-1 Toronto
Baltimore 7-5 N.Y. Mets (11)
Atlanta 6-3 Chicago Cubs (ATL: magic number to clinch NL East - 5)
N.Y. Yankees 8-1 Minnesota
San Francisco 10-3 St. Louis
Boston 2-4 Texas
Kansas City 2-4 Houston
San Diego 3-9 Colorado
Seattle @ L.A. Angels
Miami @ Arizona

Postseason Clinch

Milwaukee clinched the NL Central with: Won 5-1 + CHC lost 6-3

September 16, 2026

Chicago Sox 3-6 Cleveland (CLE: leads AL Central by 0.5 games over CWS)
San Francisco 6-5 St. Louis (10)
N.Y. Yankees 4-5 Minnesota (13)
Detroit 1-5 Toronto
Athletics 3-4 Tampa Bay
L.A. Dodgers 2-6 Cincinnati
Milwaukee 5-4 Pittsburgh
Philadelphia 3-0 Washington
Baltimore 7-1 N.Y. Mets
Atlanta 4-8 Chicago Cubs
Boston 3-7 Texas
Kansas City 5-2 Houston
San Diego 9-3 Colorado
Seattle 7-2 L.A. Angels
Miami 4-3 Arizona

September 17, 2026

Milwaukee 4-7 Pittsburgh
L.A. Dodgers 8-2 Cincinnati (LAD: clinch NL West for fifth straight year)
Athletics 1-10 Tampa Bay
San Diego 9-2 Colorado
Philadelphia 3-0 N.Y. Mets
Kansas City 2-6 Houston
Detroit 1-3 Chicago Sox
Boston 4-3 Texas
Minnesota 4-5 L.A. Angels

Postseason Clinch

Los Angeles clinched the NL West with: Won 8-2

With the Chicago White Sox beating Detroit on Thursday at The Rate, there is a virtual tie atop the A.L. Central.

However, Chicago won the season series over the Cleveland Guardians thanks to their victory on Monday night in Ohio.

It's going to be a battle for second place and a first round bye or the sixth and final spot behind the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, who are both ticketed for a wild card matchup at Yankee Stadium to close out September. (Yes, you read that right--the calendar has the regular season ending on September 27).

September 18, 2026

Chicago Cubs 4-6 Cincinnati
Kansas City 5-8 Pittsburgh (PIT: eliminated from postseason contention with SD win)
Milwaukee 6-5 Baltiimore (10)
Athletics 3-5 Cleveland
Boston 4-2 Tampa Bay
Philadelphia 3-6 N.Y. Mets
Detroit 11-8 Chicago Sox
Toronto 1-7 Texas
Atlanta 6-2 Houston (ATL: clinched postseason spot; magic number to clinch NL East - 3)
Seattle 5-4 Colorado
Washington 9-1 St. Louis (STL: eliminated from postseason contention)
N.Y. Yankees 9-2 Arizona
Minnesota 3-0 L.A. Angels
Miami 2-8 San Diego (MIA: eliminated from postseason contention)
San Francisco 2-8 L.A. Dodgers

Postseason Clinch

Atlanta clinched a postseason spot with: Won 6-2

September 19, 2026

Detroit 1-3 Chicago Sox (CWS: 1 GB of CLE in AL Central; leads HOU by 1 for 3rd Wold Card in AL)
Milwaukee 1-0 Baltimore
Boston 1-2 Tampa Bay
Philadelphia 3-10 N.Y. Mets
Athletics 6-12 Cleveland (CLE: magic number to clinch AL Central - 7)
Chicago Cubs 5-2 Cincinnati (CHC: magic number to clinch postseason spot - 2)
Kansas City 5-6 Pittsburgh
Toronto 2-6 Texas (TEX: magic number to clinch AL West - 7)
Atlanta 6-3 Houston (ATL: magic number to clinch NL East - 1)
Washington 8-5 St. Louis (11)
Seattle 3-5 Colorado
N.Y. Yankees 3-5 Arizona
Miami 6-7 San Diego (10)
San Francisco 4-10 L.A. Dodgers
Minnesota 5-6 L.A. Angels (11)

September 20, 2026

Philadelphia 7-2 N.Y. Mets
Kansas City 3-4 Pittsburgh
Athletics 0-1 Cleveland (CLE: magic number to clinch AL Central - 6)
Boston 1-5 Tampa Bay (TB: magic number to clinch AL East - 1; BOS: clinched postseason spot with HOU loss)
Chicago Cubs 9-1 Cincinnati
Atlanta 4-2 Houston (ATL: clinched NL East)
Detroit @ Chicago Sox
Washington 3-5 St. Louis
Toronto 7-2 Texas (TEX: magic number to clinch AL West - 6)
Seattle 2-1 Colorado
N.Y. Yankees 4-8 Arizona
Minnesota 8-0 L.A. Angels
Miami 3-7 San Diego
San Francisco 1-3 L.A. Dodgers
Milwaukee @ Baltimore

Postseason Clinches

Atlanta clinched the NL East with: Won 4-2

Boston clinched a postseason spot with: HOU lost 4-2

September 21, 2026

Toronto 3-4 Baltimore
Washington 2-9 Detroit
Minnesota 2-5 San Francisco

September 22, 2026

Tampa Bay 0-2 N.Y. Yankees (Game 1 of DH)
Toronto @ Baltimore (PPD)
Milwaukee 4-6 Philadelphia (PHI: magic number to clinch postseason spot - 2; MIL - clinched 1st round bye with ATL loss)
St. Louis 0-2 Pittsburgh
Washington 3-1 Detroit
Cleveland 3-2 Boston (CLE: magic number to clinch AL Central - 5)
Tampa Bay 6-1 N.Y. Yankees (Game 2 of DH; TB: clinched AL East and AL's #1 seed; NYY: clinched 1st WC spot with G1 win)
Cincinnati 4-0 Atlanta
Chicago Sox 14-11 Kansas City (CWS: magic number to clinch postseason spot - 3)
Miami 8-2 Chicago Cubs (12)
N.Y. Mets 6-3 Texas
Arizona 7-2 Colorado
L.A. Angels 7-9 Athletics
Houston 7-0 Seattle (HOU: tied with TEX for AL West lead--has tiebreaker; magic number to clinch AL West - 5)
Minnesota 3-2 San Francisco
San Diego 0-7 L.A. Dodgers

Postseason Clinches

Milwaukee clinched a 1st-round bye with: ATL lost 4-0

Tampa Bay clinched the AL East and the AL's #1 seed with: Won 6-1

September 23, 2026

Washington 4-2 Detroit
Toronto 2-4 Baltimore (Game 1 of DH; TOR: eliminated from postseason contention--lost 2025 World Series in seven games)
Minnesota 4-2 San Francisco
Toronto 2-4 Baltimore (Game 2 of DH)
Milwaukee 4-1 Philadelphia
St. Louis 5-1 Pittsburgh
Cleveland 0-1 Boston (CLE: magic number to clinch AL Central - 4)
Tampa Bay 2-9 N.Y. Yankees
Cincinnati 2-3 Atlanta (10)
Chicago Sox 4-5 Kansas City (CWS: magic number to clinch postseason spot - 1)
Miami 3-2 Chicago Cubs
N.Y. Mets 7-2 Texas
Arizona 5-3 Colorado
L.A. Angels 3-7 Athletics
Houston 5-6 Seattle (10) (HOU: tied with TEX for AL West lead--holds tiebreaker; magic number to clinch AL West - 4)
San Diego 5-1 L.A. Dodgers

September 24, 2026

St. Louis 1-2 Pittsburgh
Chicago Sox 9-1 Kansas City (CWS: clinched postseason spot; 1st appearance since 2021; magic number to clinch AL Central - 4)
Miami 1-2 Chicago Cubs (CHC: clinched Wild Card postseason spot)
N.Y. Mets 1-3 Texas (TEX: magic number to clinch AL West - 4)
Arizona 12-8 Colorado
Milwaukee 5-1 Philadelphia (MIL: clinched NL's #1 seed; 1st-ever 100-win season in franchise history)
Cleveland 1-0 Boston (CLE: clinched postseason spot; magic number to clinch AL Central - 3)
Tampa Bay 4-6 N.Y. Yankees
Cincinnati 7-6 Atlanta (ATL: will host 3rd Wild Card in NLWCS)
L.A. Angels 6-4 Seattle (SEA: eliminated from postseason contention with TEX win; lost 2025 ALCS in seven; remains only current franchise without a pennant in 50th season)
Houston 7-5 Athletics (HOU: magic number to clinch AL West - 3)
San Diego 4-2 L.A. Dodgers (LAD: clinched 1st round bye with ATL loss; SD: magic number to clinch postseason spot - 1)

Postseason Clinches

Chicago clinched a postseason spot with: Won 9-1

Chicago clinched a postseason spot with: Won 2-1

Cleveland clinched a postseason spot with: Won 1-0

Los Angeles clinched a 1st round bye with: ATL lost 7-6

Milwaukee clinched the NL's #1 seed with: Won 5-1 + LAD lost 4-2

San Diego clinched a postseason spot with: Won 4-2

September 25, 2026 (Game 160)

Chicago Cubs 3-4 Boston (Game 1 of DH; BOS: will face NYY in ALWCS for second straight year--lost 2025 ALWCS to NYY in 3)
Baltimore 10-2 N.Y. Yankees (Game 1 of DH; NYY: will face BOS in ALWCS for second straight year--defeated BOS in 3 in 2025 ALWCS)
Chicago Cubs 0-2 Boston (Game 2 of DH)
Pittsburgh 7-8 Detroit
Tampa Bay 2-0 Philadelphia
N.Y. Mets 6-7 Washington
Baltimore 3-6 N.Y. Yankees (Game 2 of DH)
Cincinnati 5-6 Toronto
Atlanta 0-3 Miami
Cleveland 12-9 Kansas City (CLE: magic number to clinch AL Central - 2)
Colorado 1-6 Chicago Sox (CWS: magic number to clinch AL Central - 3)
St. Louis 4-8 Milwaukee
Texas 2-10 Minnesota (TEX: magic number to clinch AL West - 3)
Arizona 11-4 San Diego (ARI: 1 GB of PHI for 3rd Wild Card in NL)
Houston 5-6 Athletics (HOU: magic number to clinch AL West - 2)
L.A. Angels 7-5 Seattle
L.A. Dodgers 2-0 San Francisco

September 26, 2026 (Game 161)

N.Y. Mets 7-1 Washington
Pittsburgh 3-4 Detroit
Cincinnati 5-1 Toronto
L.A. Dodgers 4-3 San Francisco
Atlanta 8-3 Miami (ATL: will face either PHI or ARI in NLWCS)
Texas 6-2 Minnesota (TEX: magic number to clinch AL West - 2)
Cleveland 11-5 Kansas City (CLE: clinch 3rd straight AL Central title, and 1st round bye)
Colorado 9-6 Chicago Sox (CWS: locked as 3rd Wild Card in AL; will face AL West winner in ALWCS)
St. Louis 2-3 Milwaukee
Tampa Bay 12-1 Philadelphia (PHI: magic number to clinch postseason spot - 1)
Arizona 7-10 San Diego (SD: will face CHC in NLWCS for 2nd straight year; lost 2025 series to CHC in 3; ARI: magic number to clinch postseason spot - 2)
L.A. Angels 4-8 Seattle
Houston 13-2 Athletics (HOU: magic number to clinch AL West - 1)

Postseason Clinches

Cleveland clinched the AL Central with: Won 11-5 + CWS lost 9-6

September 27, 2026 (Game 162)

Houston 9-0 Oakland (HOU: clinched AL West at 81-81; worst record for division champion since 2005; will host CWS in ALWCS)
Texas 4-6 Minnesota (TEX: eliminated from postseason contention for third straight year)

Tampa Bay 3-7 Philadelphia (PHI: clinched NL 3rd Wild Card; will face ATL in NLWCS)
Arizona 4-9 San Diego (ARI: eliminated from postseason contention for third straight year)

Baltimore @ N.Y. Yankees (Cancelled)
N.Y. Mets 4-6 Washington
Chicago Cubs 6-2 Boston (at Tropicana Field)
L.A. Dodgers 5-1 San Francisco (10)
Cincinnati 1-5 Toronto
Atlanta 3-5 Miami
Pittsburgh 4-2 Detroit
Cleveland 2-3 Kansas City
Colorado 2-4 Chicago Sox
St. Louis 4-6 Milwaukee
L.A. Angels 3-7 Seattle (LAA: 1st 100-loss season in franchise history)

Postseason Clinches

Philadelphia clinched the NL's 3rd Wild Card with: Won 7-3

Houston can clinch the AL West with: TEX lost 6-4

Small correction:

Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are playing at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida due to the historic Nor'easter storm that has battered the East Coast from North Carolina to Boston that started early on Saturday and will not let up until sometime on Monday.