{"id":3687,"date":"2025-09-23T05:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2025-09-23T05:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:26:02","slug":"mlb-playoff-tracker-2025-clinching-scenarios-bracket-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=3687","title":{"rendered":"MLB playoff tracker 2025: Clinching scenarios, bracket, schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp \">Sep 22, 2025, 10:00 AM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>A number of teams are starting to shift their focus to October as the final month of the 2025 MLB regular season continues.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4750d73d-d92e-b390-758c-2c7b44a810db\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/mil\/milwaukee-brewers\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5cda5067-7075-66b1-4b94-2333ab8d9807\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chc\/chicago-cubs\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> have both clinched postseason berths, with the Brewers also taking home the NL Central title. The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ff1e263a-f6a6-93c3-1373-418623652ff0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-phillies\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> have locked up the NL East title, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fb7cf413-5156-9fc2-abe0-2273b89f70db\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> are headed back to October (again) and the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0151aed9-9f11-ceae-195d-180ca603b64a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/tor\/toronto-blue-jays\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/46338821\/blue-jays-tops-american-league-clinch-playoff-berth\">first AL team to secure a playoff spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And in the biggest twists of the 2025 season, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"6ad8fa03-36bc-baab-c76a-345b6544424d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/cle\/cleveland-guardians\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> have rocked the American League playoff picture with a September surge, emerging as a serious contender in both the AL Central and wild-card race while the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d08426cc-bf13-5d7b-5217-6d4662019bc6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nym\/new-york-mets\">New York Mets<\/a>&#8216; prolonged struggles have opened the door for the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"04b65a0b-3cca-d795-0e21-23606470418a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/cin\/cincinnati-reds\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"43e14a76-ff66-49ed-24fc-2835932f99dd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/ari\/arizona-diamondbacks\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> in the NL wild-card race.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/46122200\/mlb-2025-september-predictions-best-record-playoff-division-races\" class=\"img-link\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/45947026\/mlb-rank-2025-season-update-top-50-baseball-players-judge-ohtani-skubal-raleigh\" class=\"img-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mlb_rank_in_season_FC_1x1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Beyond division races, there are many storylines to watch as the regular season comes to an end and playoffs begin: Where do current playoff matchups stand? What games should you be paying attention to each day leading up to October? Who will be the next team to clinch a postseason berth? And what does the playoff schedule look like?<\/p>\n<p>We have everything you need to know as the regular season hits the homestretch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/standings\">Full MLB standings<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/standings\/_\/view\/wild-card\">Wild-card standings<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Who&#8217;s in?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"floatleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mil.png&amp;h=60&amp;w=60.png\" width=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4750d73d-d92e-b390-758c-2c7b44a810db\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/mil\/milwaukee-brewers\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brewers clinched the season&#8217;s first playoff spot for a second consecutive year on Sept. 13 and followed up by securing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/46340191\/brewers-celebrate-3rd-straight-nl-central-title-embrace-underdog-status\">third straight NL Central title<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"floatleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/phi.png&amp;h=60&amp;w=60.png\" width=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ff1e263a-f6a6-93c3-1373-418623652ff0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-phillies\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Phillies clinched a spot in the postseason on Sept. 14. With a win the following night, Philadelphia clinched the NL East title for the second straight year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"floatleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chc.png&amp;h=60&amp;w=60.png\" width=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5cda5067-7075-66b1-4b94-2333ab8d9807\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chc\/chicago-cubs\">Chicago Cubs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cubs clinched their spot in the postseason on Sept. 17 and will be making their first playoff appearance in a full-length season since 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"floatleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lad.png&amp;h=60&amp;w=60.png\" width=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fb7cf413-5156-9fc2-abe0-2273b89f70db\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers clinched their 13th consecutive playoff appearance on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"floatleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tor.png&amp;h=60&amp;w=60.png\" width=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0151aed9-9f11-ceae-195d-180ca603b64a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/tor\/toronto-blue-jays\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays became the first AL team to secure a postseason berth with a with over the Royals on Sunday.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Who can clinch a playoff spot next?<\/h2>\n<p>The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4dec648c-3eb9-055c-aebc-2711f30975a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sd\/san-diego-padres\">San Diego Padres<\/a> can clinch a spot in October on Monday with a win over Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2b9cedf3-ce60-0bcf-fafe-8cd055255685\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nyy\/new-york-yankees\">New York Yankees<\/a> can clinch a postseason berth with a win over the White Sox, and the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"56d60582-088f-6848-5180-1fb04440cf87\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sea\/seattle-mariners\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> can clinch a postseason berth with a win over Colorado and a Yankees win.<\/p>\n<p>There are also a number of other clinch possibilities coming up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The Dodges can clinch the NL West as early as Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Phillies can clinch a first-round bye and home field advantage in the NLDS as early as Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Brewers can clinch the No. 1 seed in the NL as early as Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Blue Jays can clinch the AL East as early as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Mariners can clinch the AL West as early as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What are this October&#8217;s MLB playoff matchups as it stands now?<\/h2>\n<h2>American League<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Wild-card round: <\/strong>(6) Guardians at (3) Tigers, (5) Red Sox at (4) Yankees<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALDS: <\/strong>Guardians\/Tigers vs. (2) Mariners, Red Sox\/Yankees vs. (1) Blue Jays<\/p>\n<h2>National League<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Wild-card round: <\/strong>(6) Reds at (3) Dodgers, (5) Padres at (4) Cubs<\/p>\n<p><strong>NLDS:<\/strong> Reds\/Dodgers vs. (2) Phillies, Padres\/Cubs vs. (1) Brewers<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Breaking down the AL race<\/h2>\n<p>The Blue Jays have taken control of the race for the AL&#8217;s No. 1 seed. While Toronto sits atop the AL East, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c6df06f6-785d-3900-4935-5fd13742e2ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/bos\/boston-red-sox\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2b9cedf3-ce60-0bcf-fafe-8cd055255685\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nyy\/new-york-yankees\">New York Yankees<\/a> are duking it out for wild-card seeding. And the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"56d60582-088f-6848-5180-1fb04440cf87\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sea\/seattle-mariners\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> are attempting to separate themselves from the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"00a3015f-09ec-1b03-52af-656f5e0a18d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/hou\/houston-astros\">Houston Astros<\/a> in a two-team AL West race. Meanwhile, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"6ad8fa03-36bc-baab-c76a-345b6544424d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/cle\/cleveland-guardians\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> are in hot pursuit of the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"b27c64bf-4f18-f713-ba06-db1bce2394e7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/det\/detroit-tigers\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> in the AL Central while also playing themselves into a tight race for the final wild-card spot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/al_playoffs.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And what about when these teams get to the postseason? Here&#8217;s what their chances are for every round:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/al_rounds.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Breaking down the NL race<\/h2>\n<p>The Brewers were the first MLB team to seal its spot in October, and the Phillies &#8212; who then sealed an NL East title &#8212; clinched next. A group of contenders have separated themselves atop the NL standings with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d08426cc-bf13-5d7b-5217-6d4662019bc6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nym\/new-york-mets\">New York Mets<\/a>, <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"43e14a76-ff66-49ed-24fc-2835932f99dd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/ari\/arizona-diamondbacks\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"04b65a0b-3cca-d795-0e21-23606470418a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/cin\/cincinnati-reds\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> battling for the final playoff spot, and there is intrigue in the NL West as the Dodgers attempt to fend off the Padres for the division crown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nl_playoffs.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And what about when these teams get to the postseason? Here&#8217;s what their chances are for every round:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nl_rounds.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Game of the day<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for something to watch today? Here&#8217;s the baseball game with the biggest playoff implications:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_game_lev.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Playoff schedule<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Wild-card series<\/strong><br \/><em>Best of three, all games at better seed&#8217;s stadium<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Tuesday, Sept. 30<br \/>Game 2: Wednesday, Oct. 1<br \/>Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 2*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Division series<\/strong><br \/><em>Best of five<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALDS<\/strong><br \/>Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 4<br \/>Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 5<br \/>Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 7<br \/>Game 4: Wednesday, Oct. 8*<br \/>Game 5: Friday, Oct. 10*<\/p>\n<p><strong>NLDS<\/strong><br \/>Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 4<br \/>Game 2: Monday, Oct. 6<br \/>Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 8<br \/>Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 9*<br \/>Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 11*<\/p>\n<p><strong>League championship series<\/strong><br \/><em>Best of seven<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALCS<\/strong><br \/>Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 12<br \/>Game 2: Monday, Oct. 13<br \/>Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 15<br \/>Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 16<br \/>Game 5: Friday, Oct. 17*<br \/>Game 6: Sunday, Oct. 19*<br \/>Game 7: Monday, Oct. 20*<\/p>\n<p><strong>NLCS<\/strong><br \/>Game 1: Monday, Oct. 13<br \/>Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 14<br \/>Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 16<br \/>Game 4: Friday, Oct. 17<br \/>Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 18*<br \/>Game 6: Monday, Oct. 20*<br \/>Game 7: Tuesday, Oct. 21*<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Series<\/strong><br \/><em>Best of seven<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24<br \/>Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25<br \/>Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27<br \/>Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28<br \/>Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 29*<br \/>Game 6: Friday, Oct. 31*<br \/>Game 7: Saturday, Nov. 1*<\/p>\n<p><em>* If necessary<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/46081635\/mlb-2025-playoff-tracker-clinch-scenarios-postseason-bracket-schedule\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep 22, 2025, 10:00 AM ET A number of teams are starting to shift their focus to October as the final month of the 2025 MLB regular season continues. The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs have both clinched postseason berths, with the Brewers also taking home the NL Central title. The Philadelphia Phillies have locked &#8230; <a title=\"MLB playoff tracker 2025: Clinching scenarios, bracket, schedule\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=3687\" aria-label=\"Read more about MLB playoff tracker 2025: Clinching scenarios, bracket, schedule\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MLB-playoff-tracker-2025-Clinching-scenarios-bracket-schedule.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3689,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions\/3689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}