Wild card standings, 2025 AL and NL division standings
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Either on Tuesday for a wild-card series or Saturday for the ALDS, if they are able to outlast the Blue Jays for the division crown, the Yankees will take the next step in trying to redeem themselves from last October, when they came up just short of the organization’s 28th title.
The Padres and Cubs will square off in the 2025 Wild Card, a rematch of the 1984 NLCS after the Dodgers clinched the NL West title.
Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Miami 1-0 on Thursday night, eliminating the Marlins from the wild-card race.
The Houston Astros can no longer win the AL West and have obstacles to overcome to claim an AL wild card berth.
The Mets tagged Shota Imanaga for eight runs to grab a pivotal 8-5 win over the Cubs on Thursday night at Wrigley Field.
The organization announced that 2025 postseason tickets will go on sale Friday, September 26 at 10 a.m. ET exclusively through CLEGuardians.com/tickets. The Guardians could host a Wild Card Round, which would be a best-of-three series played entirely at Progressive Field.
The Detroit Tigers have squandered a double-digit division lead over the Cleveland Guardians in just three weeks. The New York Mets are barely clinging to their wild-card spot, the Houston Astros are suddenly on the outside looking in, and every other team seems flawed in some way.
The Yankees haven’t made any announcements regarding their playoff rotation, but their probable pitchers for the rest of the regular season may offer a window into their thinking.
The Mets pounced early and held on for an 8-5 victory at Wrigley Field. It left the Mets with a one-game lead on the Reds in the NL wild-card race.