The ultimate month of Main League Baseball’s season is sort of right here, and the postseason image is as loopy as ever. The highest groups in 4 divisions are separated by 4 or fewer video games, and each the American League and Nationwide League Wild Playing cards are anybody’s to win.
These subsequent few weeks shall be essential in figuring out not solely who makes the playoffs, however who avoids the Wild Card and will get the first-round bye. If the previous few seasons have taught us something, although, does that even matter?
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With all that being mentioned, this is the place issues stand on the second-to-last day of August.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (80-54)
2. New York Yankees (78-56)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (79-55)
4. Milwaukee Brewers (78-56)
5. Baltimore Orioles (77-58)
6. Arizona Diamondbacks (76-58)
7. Cleveland Guardians (76-58)
8. Kansas Metropolis Royals (75-60)
9. San Diego Padres (76-60)
10. Houston Astros (72-62)
11. Atlanta Braves (73-61)
12. Minnesota Twins (72-61)
13. New York Mets (70-64)
14. Chicago Cubs (68-66)
15. Boston Purple Sox (69-65)
16. Seattle Mariners (68-66)
17. Detroit Tigers (68-67)
18. San Francisco Giants (67-68)
19. St. Louis Cardinals (67-67)
20. Tampa Bay Rays (66-67)
21. Cincinnati Reds (64-71)
22. Texas Rangers (63-71)
23. Toronto Blue Jays (66-70)
24. Pittsburgh Pirates (62-71)
25. Washington Nationals (61-73)
26. Oakland Athletics (58-76)
27. Los Angeles Angels (55-79)
28. Miami Marlins (49-85)
29. Colorado Rockies (50-85)
30. Chicago White Sox (31-104)
Greatest Risers
Chicago Cubs (+4)
The Cubs aren’t going away simply but. Chicago is 16-8 in August and have received 9 of their final 12 video games. At one level 9 video games below .500, the Cubs at the moment are simply 5 video games again of the third and closing NL Wild Card spot. Crazier issues have occurred…
Detroit Tigers (+4)
The Tigers considerably bought on the commerce deadline, and appeared able to deal with 2025. Then, they saved successful. The Tigers are 30-21 since July, 16-10 in August, and have received 13 of their final 17 video games. On Aug. 8, they have been eight video games below .500. Now, they’re above .500, and simply 5 video games out of a postseason spot.
Arizona Diamondbacks (+3)
Since June 1, the Diamondbacks are an unbelievable 51-26. They’ve gone 18-7 in August and haven’t solely catapulted to the highest spot within the Wild Card race, bug they’re making a push for the NL West. The Diamondbacks are the most well liked workforce in baseball, and are figuring issues out on the good time. After making a shock run to the World Sequence final season, they will not be stunning anybody in the event that they do it once more this 12 months.
Greatest Faller
Tampa Bay Rays (-3)
The Rays did an unimaginable job on the commerce deadline of pondering forward whereas nonetheless sustaining relevance for this season. Whereas they’re hanging round within the Wild Card race — they’re six video games again of the ultimate spot within the AL — they’re extra centered on the 2025 season and past.
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