The Phillies' magic number to clinch a National League playoff spot is 2. The Phillies can clinch a playoff spot Sept. 24 if they win and the Arizona Diamondbacks lose to the Colorado Rockies or the ...

How close are the Milwaukee Brewers to locking up homefield advantage throughout the playoffs? Here's the latest postseason ...

The chase for October is on. Follow along with the updated MLB standings, playoff bracket and magic numbers.

Here are MLB magic numbers, remaining schedules and tiebreakers for contenders through Tuesday, Sept. 22 games with playoff ...

Here are MLB magic numbers, remaining schedules and tiebreakers for contenders through Wednesday, Sept. 23 games with playoff matchups if Wild Card Series began Thursday, Sept. 24.

The American League Central and West divisions remain wide open ahead of the MLB season's final weekend, as does the NL Wild Card race.

The Milwaukee Brewers head into their finale with Philadelphia on Thursday knowing they're within striking distance of playoff home-field advantage.

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The Cleveland Guardians haven't quite walked through the door to the playoffs yet, but they're just about there.

Fortunately, even with a loss to the Boston Red Sox Wednesday, the Guardians' magic number to clinch a the American League Central was cut down to four, with the Chicago White Sox losing to the Kansas ...

Cleveland's magic number is down to one entering Thursday's rubber match at Fenway Park, where opener Daniel Espino faces Boston left-hander Ranger Suarez.

The Chicago White Sox are still trying to officially stamp their turnaround from one of the worst two-season stretches in MLB history.