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National League Winning Magic Numbers

How close is your team to clinching a certain playoff spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of consecutive upcoming games a team must win to guarantee winning a given playoff spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.

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National League Winning Magic Numbers

		Record		Divisional Winners			Wildcard	No Playoffs
Team	Division	W	L	1	2	3	4	5
Cubs	Central	97	65	0	^	^	^	^
Phillies	East	92	70	X	0	^	^	^
Dodgers	West	84	78	X	X	0	^	^
Brewers	Central	90	72	X	X	X	0	^

Mets	East	89	73	X	X	X	X	0
Astros	Central	87	75	X	X	X	X	0
Cardinals	Central	86	76	X	X	X	X	0
Marlins	East	85	77	X	X	X	X	0
Diamond Backs	West	82	80	X	X	X	X	0
Reds	Central	74	88	X	X	X	X	0
Rockies	West	74	88	X	X	X	X	0
Braves	East	72	90	X	X	X	X	0
Giants	West	72	90	X	X	X	X	0
Pirates	Central	67	95	X	X	X	X	0
Padres	West	63	99	X	X	X	X	0
Nationals	East	59	103	X	X	X	X	0

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
numeric indicates the number of consecutive upcoming games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
"DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this playoff spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win