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2024 MLB Playoff picture, bracket, schedule

Updated Sep. 6, 2024 8:47 a.m. ET

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The MLB playoff race is on. Who will have the chance to win the 2024 World Series? Check out our MLB Playoff Picture and Bracket tracker with a breakdown of how the playoffs would look if the season ended on September 5, 2024.

2024 MLB Playoff Picture

The first three seeds in each league are division winners. The next three are wild-card teams.

American League

1. Baltimore Orioles (81-60)
2. Cleveland Guardians (80-60)
3. Houston Astros (75-65)
4. New York Yankees (80-60)
5. Minnesota Twins (76-64)
6. Kansas City Royals (76-65)

In the hunt:

• Seattle Mariners (71-70) 5 GB
• Detroit Tigers (71-70) 5 GB
• Boston Red Sox (70-70) 5.5 GB
• Tampa Bay Rays (69-71) 6.5 GB
• Texas Rangers (68-73) 8 GB
• Toronto Blue Jays (67-74) 9 GB

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National League

1. Philadelphia Phillies (84-56)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (84-56)
3. Milwaukee Brewers (81-59)
4. San Diego Padres (80-62)
5. Arizona Diamondbacks (79-62)
6. Atlanta Braves (76-64)

In the hunt:

• New York Mets (76-64) 0 GB
• Chicago Cubs (72-68) 4 GB
• St. Louis Cardinals (71-69) 5 GB
• San Francisco Giants (69-72) 7.5 GB
• Cincinnati Reds (68-73) 8.5 GB
• Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74) 10 GB
• Washington Nationals (62-78) 14 GB

2024 MLB Playoff Bracket

The first and second seeds in each league receive byes to automatically reach the divisional round. Here's the bracket breakdown:

American League Seeds

• (1) Orioles vs. winner of (4) Yankees vs. (5) Royals
• (2) Guardians vs. winner of (3) Astros vs. (6) Twins

National League Seeds

• (1) Phillies vs. winner of (4) Padres vs. (5) Diamondbacks
• (2) Dodgers vs. winner of (3) Brewers vs. (6) Braves

For the latest updates, check out our MLB playoff standings.

2024 MLB Playoff Schedule

• Wild-Card Series: Oct 1-3
• Divisional Series: Oct 5-12
• League Series: Oct 13-22
• World Series: Oct 25-Nov 2

What are the playoff tiebreakers?

Ties are solved by head-to-head records first. If there is still a tie, other factors are considered such as:

• Record against other teams in their division
• Record against other teams in their league, but outside their division
• Record of last half of intraleague games
• Record of last half of intraleague games plus one

For more details, check out our breakdown of the MLB playoff format.

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