UPDATE: Here is link to magic numbers and remaining schedules through Friday, Sept. 26 games The Milwaukee Brewers deserve a lot of respect. They’re a small-market team that makes the playoffs almost ...

The Phillies' magic number to clinch the NL East is 1. The Phillies' magic number to clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs is 9. If the Phillies win or the New York Mets lose Sept. 14, Philadelphia ...

The Chicago Cubs enter Friday’s game with the Tampa Bay Rays with a magic number of eight to clinch a playoff berth. Chicago (83-63) has been chipping away at that number the past couple of weeks. The ...

The Philadelphia Phillies are National League East Division champions and postseason bound, but the next step is securing a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The ...

After Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning in the East, the Chicago Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2020 when the San Francisco Giants lost their game in Phoenix. Sparked by ...

Mid-to-late-September is the time of year when MLB fans hope to see their team punch its ticket to the postseason. Doing so is easier said than done, but that's always the dream scenario. The easiest ...

The Blue Jays are sprinting to the finish line to a worst-to-first in the American League East. By pulling a 2-1, 11-inning win in Tampa on Monday night to make it five in a row, the Blue Jays have a ...

Two straight wins over the Milwaukee Brewers has landed the Cincinnati Reds a new magic number. After the New York Mets lost while the Reds won on Sept. 26, Cincinnati held the last wild card spot in ...

The Cleveland Guardians’ September rise from baseball’s graveyard to holding a playoff spot has been shocking, amazing and hard to believe. It’s just as difficult making sense of the Detroit Tigers ...

Editor's note: This story is updated entering Wednesday's MLB games. The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians are fighting desperately for the American League Central division title. What was once a ...

The Detroit Tigers (86-73) are no longer in charge of their fate, despite entering their final series of 2025 tied for the American League Central; the Cleveland Guardians own all of the cards to ...

The Detroit Tigers (85-73) are no longer in charge of their fate. In fact, the Cleveland Guardians own all of the cards to win the American League Central title. The magic number for the Guardians (86 ...