The Toronto Blue Jays became the American League's first team to clinch a playoff berth on Sunday with an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals ( box score ). Four teams have already laid claim to a spot on the National League side of things: the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Since 2022, all playoff tiebreakers have been determined mathematically, rather than via tiebreaker games. That means ties for division titles and postseason berths, as well as for seeding, come down first to head-to-head record between those teams during the season, with other tiebreakers available if needed.

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A number of teams are starting to shift their focus to October as the final month of the 2025 MLB regular season continues. Beyond division races, there are many storylines to watch as the regular season comes to an end and playoffs begin: Where do current ...

On Tuesday night, the Astros beat the Rangers ( HOU 6, TEX 5) while the Red Sox lost to the Athletics ( ATH 2, BOS 1 ), which moved Houston into the second wild card spot and bumped the Red Sox down into the third wild card. If the season ended today, which it very much does not, the AL postseason field would shake out like this:

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