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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

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