"Latest Developments in the MLB Postseason Battle"
An overview of the current standings in the baseball playoff races as of Monday:
Teams in the American League that have secured first-round playoff byes:
No. 1 New York Yankees (94-68, winners of the AL East division)
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No. 2 Cleveland Guardians (92-69, winners of the AL Central division)
Matchups for the American League wild-card round:
No. 6 Detroit Tigers (86-76, third AL wild card) at No. 3 Houston Astros (88-73, winners of the AL West division)
No. 5 Kansas City Royals (86-76, second AL wild card) at No. 4 Baltimore Orioles (91-71, first AL wild card)
Teams in the National League that have secured first-round playoff byes:
No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64, winners of the NL West division)
No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies (95-67, winners of the NL East division)
Matchups for the National League wild-card round:
No. 6 New York Mets (88-72, third NL wild card) at No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers (93-69, winners of the NL Central division)
No. 5 Atlanta Braves (88-72, second NL wild card) at No. 4 San Diego Padres (93-69, first NL wild card)
A breakdown of the playoff picture by division:
AL EAST
New York Yankees (94-68). Clinched the division title and a first-round bye. Despite a 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, they secured the No. 1 seed in the AL thanks to Cleveland's 4-3 loss to Houston. They will face the winner of the wild-card series between Baltimore and Kansas City in the AL Division Series.
Baltimore Orioles (91-71). Clinched the top wild-card spot and home-field advantage for their first-round playoff series against the Royals with a 7-2 win over the Twins on Friday. They completed a season-ending, three-game series sweep against Minnesota with two more wins. Their wild-card series with Kansas City begins on Tuesday.
AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Guardians (92-69). Clinched the division title. Despite Saturday's loss to the Astros, they secured the No. 2 seed in the AL. They still have a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the ALDS, where they will face either Houston or Detroit. Their regular-season finale against the Astros was cancelled due to rain and will not be rescheduled.
Detroit Tigers (86-76). Clinched a wild-card berth with a 4-1 win over the White Sox on Friday. They slipped into the third wild-card spot after a 9-5 loss to Chicago on Sunday. They finished with the same record as Kansas City, but the Royals held the tiebreaker due to a 7-6 advantage in the season series between the teams. They will face Houston in the wild-card series beginning on Tuesday.
Kansas City Royals (86-76). Clinched a wild-card berth on Friday, despite a 3-0 loss to the Braves, when the Twins lost to the Orioles. They moved up to the second wild-card spot with a 4-2 victory over Atlanta on Sunday. They beat out the Tigers for the wild-card spot based on their head-to-head tiebreaker. They will start their wild-card series against Baltimore on Tuesday.
AL WEST
Houston Astros (88-73). Clinched the division title and secured the No. 3 seed in the AL playoffs. They beat the Guardians 5-2 on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday in the first two games of a three-game series that was cancelled due to rain on Sunday. They will face Detroit in Game 1 of the first-round series on Tuesday.
NL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies (95-67). Clinched the division title and a first-round bye. Despite a 6-3 loss to the Washington Nationals on Saturday, they could not catch the Dodgers for the top seed in the NL. They will face either the Brewers or the NL's third wild card in the NL Division Series.
New York Mets (88-72). They are tied with the Diamondbacks and Braves for the last two wild-card spots. They
