Posted October 03, 2012
Pennant Race Standings: October 3
All standings are final.
NOTE: The positive numbers under Games Behind for the wild-card leaders indicate their lead over the second-place team in the race for home-field advantage in the wild-card game. The Elimination Number (E#) column indicates the total number of the given team’s losses and leading team’s wins needed to eliminate that team from the race (essentially the reverse of a magic number). Postseason Odds are from ClayDavenport.com and will be updated in the mornings only.
d = clinched division title
w = clinched wild card
p = clinched playoff spot
| AL East |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| d-Yankees |
95-67 |
.586 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
| w-Orioles |
93-69 |
.574 |
2.0 |
E |
- |
|
Postseason Path: The Yankees clinched the division when the Orioles lost to the Rays 4-1 on Wednesday. They will be the top seed in the AL.
| AL Central |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| d-Tigers |
88-74 |
.543 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Postseason Path: The Tigers will be the third seed in the AL.
| AL West |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| d-Athletics |
94-68 |
.580 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
| w-Rangers |
93-69 |
.574 |
1.0 |
E |
- |
|
Postseason Path: The A’s clinched the division with a 12-5 win over the Rangers on Wednesday. They will be the second seed in the AL.
| AL Wild-Card |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| w-Rangers |
93-69 |
.574 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
| w-Orioles |
93-69 |
.574 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Postseason Path: The Rangers own the home-field tiebreaker over the Orioles by virtue of having won their season series and will thus host the AL wild-card game on Friday.
| AL Home-field Advantage Throughout Playoffs |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| Yankees |
95-67 |
.586 |
- |
- |
n/a |
| A’s |
94-68 |
.580 |
1.0 |
E |
n/a |
|
Postseason Path: The Yankees clinched home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs by beating the Red Sox 14-2 on Wednesday.
If the season ended now:
- The Rangers will host the Orioles in the wild-card game on October 5.
- The wild-card game winner will open at home against the Yankees in the Division Series on October 7.
- The Tigers will open at home against the A’s in the other Division Series on October 6.
| NL East |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| d-Nationals |
98-64 |
.605 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Postseason Path: The Nationals will be the top seed in the NL.
| NL Central |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| d-Reds |
97-65 |
.599 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Postseason Path: The Reds will be the second seed in the NL.
| NL West |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| d-Giants |
94-68 |
.580 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Postseason Path: The Giants will be the third seed in the NL.
| NL Wild-Card |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| w-Braves |
94-68 |
.580 |
+6.0 |
- |
100.0 |
| w-Cardinals |
88-74 |
.543 |
- |
- |
100.0 |
|
Postseason Path: The Cardinals clinched the final NL wild-card spot with the Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to the Giants Tuesday night. The Braves will host the Cardinals in the NL wild-card game on Friday.
| NL Home-field Advantage Throughout Playoffs |
| Team |
W-L |
Pct. |
GB |
E# |
Odds |
| Nationals |
98-64 |
.605 |
- |
- |
n/a |
| Reds |
97-65 |
.599 |
1.0 |
E |
n/a |
|
Postseason Path: The Nationals have clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They hold the home-field tiebreaker over the Reds by virtue of having won their season series 5-2.
If the season ended today:
- The Braves will host the Cardinals in the wild-card game on October 5.
- The wild-card winner will open at home against the Nationals on October 7.
- The Giants will open at home against the Reds in the other Division Series on October 6.
