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American League:
#1 Los Angeles (West) vs #4 Boston (Wild Card)
#3 Chicago (Central) vs #2 Tampa Bay (East)
National League:
#2 Philadelphia (East) vs #4 Milwaukee (Wild Card)
#1 Chicago (Central) vs #3 Arizona (West)
| Rank | Team | W | L | PCT | Division | 1 | Chicago Cubs | 82 | 50 | .621 | C1 | 2 | Philadelphia | 73 | 59 | .553 | E1 | 3 | Arizona | 68 | 64 | .515 | W1 | 4 | Milwaukee | 77 | 55 | .583 | C2 | 5T | St. Louis | 73 | 60 | .549 | C3 | 5T | New York Mets | 73 | 60 | .549 | E2 | 7 | Florida | 67 | 65 | .508 | E3 | 8 | Houston | 66 | 66 | .5 | C4 | 9 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 65 | 67 | .492 | W2 | 10 | Colorado | 62 | 71 | .466 | W3 | 11 | San Francisco | 58 | 73 | .443 | W4 | 12T | Cincinnati | 58 | 74 | .439 | C5 | 12T | Atlanta | 58 | 74 | .439 | E4 | 14 | Pittsburgh | 57 | 75 | .432 | C6 | 15 | San Diego | 50 | 82 | .379 | W5 | 16 | Washington | 47 | 85 | .356 | E5 |
| Rank | Team | W | L | PCT | Division |
| 1 | Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 51 | .611 | W1 | 2 | Tampa Bay | 79 | 51 | .608 | E1 | 3 | Chicago White Sox | 76 | 56 | .576 | C1 | 4 | Boston | 76 | 55 | .58 | E2 | 5 | Minnesota | 74 | 58 | .561 | C2 | 6 | New York Yankees | 70 | 61 | .534 | E3 | 7 | Toronto | 68 | 63 | .519 | E4 | 8T | Texas | 65 | 68 | .489 | W2 | 8T | Cleveland | 64 | 67 | .489 | C3 | 10 | Detroit | 64 | 68 | .485 | C4 | 11 | Baltimore | 62 | 70 | .47 | E5 | 12 | Oakland | 60 | 72 | .455 | W3 | 13 | Kansas City | 56 | 76 | .424 | C5 | 14 | Seattle | 50 | 82 | .379 | W4 |
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If a player needs a home run for the cycle, the level of the alert varies depending upon the determination of the Cycle Detection Warning System, which is headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
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The Chicago Cubs became the first second NL team to clinch a playoff spot with a 6-0 win in Cincinnati combined with a 6-3 loss by the Brewers at home to San Diego.
The Cubs will now attempt to win a World Series for the first time since the owner of the pictured arm pitched for them.
Note: Arizona actually clinched a playoff spot a few minutes earlier with their win in Colorado.
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