MLB playoff tracker: Postseason odds, current bracket and who can clinch next — SkimNews
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- The Atlanta Braves clinched a postseason spot Friday with a win over the Astros, joining the Rays, Brewers, Dodgers, and Yankees as teams that have already secured October berths.
- The Houston Astros are currently slotted as the (3) AL seed and would host the (6) Guardians in the wild-card round, while the (5) Red Sox visit the (4) Yankees.
- The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies are positioned as the (4) and (5) NL wild-card seeds, set to face the (3) Braves and await the (1) Brewers and (2) Dodgers in the NLDS.
- The Cubs, Red Sox, and Phillies could all clinch playoff spots this weekend, with multiple games carrying direct postseason implications.
- The White Sox and Guardians are locked in a tight AL Central race while the Astros and Texas Rangers are part of a muddled AL West and wild-card picture.
- The MLB postseason schedule opens with best-of-three wild-card games on Tuesday, Sept. 29 and could conclude with a World Series Game 7 on Saturday, Oct. 31 (Halloween).
- The Brewers and Dodgers have clinched their NL divisions, leaving the Cubs, Phillies, Padres, and Diamondbacks to sort out the remaining wild-card chaos.
Why it matters: With five of ten playoff spots already locked, this weekend's clinch scenarios will finalize seeding for the best-of-three wild-card round starting Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Rays and Yankees are still battling for the AL East, while the Brewers, Dodgers, and Braves have already secured NL divisions — putting the spotlight on the Cubs, Red Sox, and Phillies as the weekend's key teams to watch.
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