MLB playoff picture: Clinching scenarios, what’s at stake Tuesday as Phillies, Rangers eye postseason berths

Major League Baseball’s common season wraps up this week, and there are nonetheless a handful of spot to fill within the 2023 MLB playoff bracket. The Phillies and Rangers may just clinch berths within the 12-team postseason area on Tuesday evening, and the Brewers’ magic quantity to protected the NL Central identify is down to at least one. Entering Tuesday evening, six groups have clinched playoff spots: the Braves, Dodgers, Orioles, Rays, Twins and Brewers.

You can to find the overall MLB playoff image, along side divisional and wild-card standings right here. The Phillies and Rangers seem most likely to enroll in the playoff area quickly, and that may go away 3 American League groups (the Blue Jays, Astros and Mariners) preventing for 2 playoff spots and 4 National League groups (the Diamondbacks, Cubs, Marlins and Reds) preventing for 2 playoff spots within the common season’s ultimate days. 

The 2023 MLB common season wraps up Sunday (Oct. 1) and the postseason begins with the Wild Card Series in precisely one week (Oct. 3). This is the second one yr of MLB’s 12-team playoff layout. The best two department winners in each leagues get byes to the LDS spherical, whilst the opposite 8 groups will sq. off in best-of-three Wild Card Series subsequent week.

Trying to stay alongside of the whole thing? We’re right here to lend a hand with a to hand information of what’s at stake on Tuesday evening.

Tuesday’s key video games

Who can clinch on Tuesday?

• The Brewers clinch the NL Central with a win or a Cubs loss.
• The Phillies clinch a wild-card berth with a win or a Marlins loss.
• The Rangers clinch a playoff berth with a win and a Mariners loss.

Magic numbers

• Brewers’ magic quantity to clinch NL Central: 1
• Phillies’ magic quantity to clinch playoff berth: 1
• Rangers’ magic quantity to clinch playoff berth: 2
• Orioles’ magic quantity to clinch AL East/home-field merit via ALCS: 3
• Braves’ magic quantity to clinch home-field merit via NLCS: 3
• Rangers’ magic quantity to clinch AL West: 4

With the brand new playoff layout, MLB has performed away with Game 163 tiebreakers. All ties within the standings might be decided via tiebreaker laws, which start with head-to-head file.