
The 2026 MLB regular season concluded with the Houston Astros becoming the first team to win a division with a non-winning record in a 162-game season, while the Phillies, Padres, Cubs, Braves, Brewers, Dodgers, Rays, Guardians, Yankees, Red Sox, and White Sox secured playoff berths, setting up the Wild Card Series matchups.
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The 2026 MLB regular season concluded on its final day, with several teams securing playoff berths through division wins or wild-card positions based on their win-loss records.
The 2026 MLB regular season is over.
On the last day, the Astros clinched the AL West with a Rangers loss (though Houston won their own game just a few minutes later), and thus became the first team with a non-winning record to win a division in a 162-game MLB season. The Phillies pulled off their own Game 162 miracle and secured a wild-card berth after dragging their feet over the last week of the season.
The Padres and Cubs earned the other two wild-card berths out of the National League, and the Braves, Brewers and Dodgers all secured playoff tickets as division winners.
Over in the American League, the Rays held off the Yankees to win the AL East, and the Guardians won the AL Central as the other division winner. The Yankees and Red Sox, both out of the AL East, took the top two wild-card spots and the White Sox, one of the biggest surprises of the year, took the No. 6 seed.
Here's how it all ended:
2026 MLB playoff picture, bracket
American League
Byes: No. 1 Rays, No. 2 Guardians
Wild Card Series: No. 3 Astros vs. No. 6 White Sox, No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 5 Red Sox
National League
Byes: No. 1 Brewers, No. 2 Dodgers
Wild Card Series: No. 3 Braves vs. No. 6 Phillies, No. 4 Padres vs. No. 5 Cubs
American League standings
AL EastWLGBTampa Bay Rays - x9864—New York Yankees - y93684.5Boston Red Sox - y877511.0Baltimore Orioles - e798218.5Toronto Blue Jays - e798319.0
AL CentralWLGBCleveland Guardians - x8577—Chicago White Sox - z84781.0Minnesota Twins - e77858.0Detroit Tigers - e76869.0Kansas City Royals - e699316.0
AL WestWLGBHouston Astros - x8181—Texas Rangers - e80821.0Seattle Mariners - e76865.0Athletics - e649817.0Los Angeles Angels - e6210019.0
National League standings
NL EastWLGBAtlanta Braves - x9468—Philadelphia Phillies - y88746.0Miami Marlins - e808214.0 Washington Nationals - e778517.0New York Mets - e748820.0
NL CentralWLGB Milwaukee Brewers - x10359—Chicago Cubs - y897314.0Pittsburgh Pirates - e828021.0St. Louis Cardinals - e778526.0Cincinnati Reds - e758728.0
NL WestWLGB Los Angeles Dodgers - x10062—San Diego Padres - y91719.0Arizona Diamondbacks - e867614.0 San Francisco Giants - e659735.0 Colorado Rockies - e5810442.0
Clinched division - x
Clinched wild-card - y
Clinched playoff berth - z
Eliminated - e
MLB wild-card standings
AL wild cardWLWCGBNew York Yankees - y9368+9.5Boston Red Sox - y8775+3.0Chicago White Sox - z8478---
NL wild cardWLWCGBSan Diego Padres - y9171+3.0Chicago Cubs - y8973+1.0Philadelphia Phillies - y8874---
2026 World Series odds
Via Caesars as of Sept. 27

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The Washington Commanders pulled off a 33-31 upset over the Seattle Seahawks behind Marcus Mariota's three touchdown passes and a game-sealing run. Drake Maye committed three turnovers in New England's 35-6 loss to Jacksonville, raising concerns about his regression. Deshaun Watson led Cleveland to a comeback win over Carolina with two touchdown passes and a two-point conversion. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Houston Texans 19-17 on a last-second field goal, while the Los Angeles Chargers and Tennessee Titans remained winless due to offensive struggles and defensive lapses.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans was ruled out of the Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals after suffering a rib injury in the second quarter. Evans had three receptions for 34 yards before exiting. The 49ers face mounting injuries, with multiple receivers on IR and Aiyuk's situation unresolved.

Drake Maye has thrown six interceptions in three games to start the 2026 season, a sharp decline from his MVP-caliber 2025 performance that helped the Patriots reach the Super Bowl, prompting analysis of whether his struggles are temporary or indicative of a longer-term regression.