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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. Note that this definition is slightly different than the one traditionally used with MLB. 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
Dodgers	West	95	67	0	^	^	^	^
Phillies	East	93	69	X	0	^	^	^
Cardinals	Central	91	71	X	X	0	^	^
Rockies	West	92	70	X	X	X	0	^

Giants	West	88	74	X	X	X	X	0
Marlins	East	87	75	X	X	X	X	0
Braves	East	86	76	X	X	X	X	0
Cubs	Central	84	78	X	X	X	X	0
Brewers	Central	80	82	X	X	X	X	0
Reds	Central	78	84	X	X	X	X	0
Padres	West	75	87	X	X	X	X	0
Astros	Central	74	88	X	X	X	X	0
Mets	East	70	92	X	X	X	X	0
Diamond Backs	West	70	92	X	X	X	X	0
Pirates	Central	62	100	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