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A look at the current standings for the baseball playoff races as of Sunday:

Teams in the American League that have secured first-round playoff byes:

No. 1 New York Yankees (93-68, champions of the AL East)

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No. 2 Cleveland Guardians (92-69, champions of the AL Central)

Current wild-card matchups in the American League:

No. 6 Kansas City Royals (85-76, third wild card) at No. 3 Houston Astros (88-73, champions of the AL West)

No. 5 Detroit Tigers (86-75, second wild card) at No. 4 Baltimore Orioles (90-71, first wild card)

Teams in the National League that have secured first-round playoff byes:

No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers (97-64, champions of the NL West)

No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies (94-67, champions of the NL East)

Current wild-card matchups in the National League:

No. 6 New York Mets (87-72, third wild card) at No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers (93-68, champions of the NL Central)

No. 5 Atlanta Braves (88-71, second wild card) at No. 4 San Diego Padres (93-68, first wild card)

Breakdown of the standings by division:

AL EAST

New York Yankees (93-68). Secured the division title and a bye in the first round of playoffs. Lost 9-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, but still claimed the No. 1 seed in the AL thanks to Cleveland\'s 4-3 loss to Houston.

Baltimore Orioles (90-71). Secured the top wild-card spot and home-field advantage in the first round of playoffs with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday. Also won on Saturday and will play one more game in Minneapolis to finish the regular season.

AL CENTRAL

Cleveland Guardians (92-69). Secured the division title. Will have to settle for the No. 2 seed in the AL following Saturday\'s loss to the Astros. Still have a bye in the first round and home-field advantage in the AL Division Series.

Detroit Tigers (86-75). Secured a wild-card berth with a 4-1 win over the visiting White Sox on Friday. Currently one game ahead of the Royals for the second wild-card spot with one game left against Chicago following Saturday\'s 4-0 loss.

Kansas City Royals (85-76). Secured a wild-card berth on Friday, despite a 3-0 defeat against the Braves, when the Twins lost to the Orioles. One game behind the Tigers for the second wild-card spot with one game remaining in Atlanta. Lost 2-1 to the Braves on Saturday. Hold the tiebreaker against Detroit with a 7-6 advantage in the season series between the teams.

AL WEST

Houston Astros (88-73). Secured the division title and locked into the No. 3 seed in the AL playoffs. Defeated the Guardians 5-2 on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday to begin a three-game series.

NL EAST

Philadelphia Phillies (94-67). Secured the division title and a bye in the first round of playoffs. Cannot catch the Dodgers for the top seed in the NL due to Saturday\'s 6-3 loss to the Washington Nationals.

New York Mets (87-72). Tied with the Diamondbacks for the third wild card and one game behind the Braves, who hold the second spot, after losing 6-0 at Milwaukee on Saturday. Will play a makeup doubleheader in Atlanta on Monday, with the Braves holding a 6-5 edge in the season series for tiebreaker purposes. Own the tiebreaker against Arizona.

Atlanta Braves (88-71). Currently holding onto the second NL wild card spot, one game ahead of the Mets and Diamondbacks, following a walk-off, 2-1 win against Kansas City on Saturday. Will host a makeup doubleheader against the Mets on Monday, holding a 6-5 advantage in the season series between the teams. Own the head-to-head tiebreaker against Arizona.

NL CENTRAL