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MLB Standings⚾

For most of the season, it felt like nobody wanted to actually take control of their division. That’s starting to change.

A handful of teams have finally started taking a grip on their divisions since the trade deadline. The White Sox are the clearest example. Chicago and Cleveland spent most of the season trading places at the top of the AL Central, but the White Sox have finally created some separation while the Guardians have tumbled all the way to fourth. Tampa Bay has done the same in the AL East, while Atlanta has begun to pull away in the NL East.

And then there’s the AL West, which apparently has no interest in participating in this whole “settling things down” trend.

The AL West is still a weekly game of musical chairs, with Houston, Texas and Seattle all legitimately in the mix for first. The Astros currently sit on top, but the Rangers are only half a game back, and the Mariners remain close enough that one good series can completely change the order again.

With roughly six weeks left, the standings are finally giving us a few teams we can actually trust…and one division we absolutely cannot.

American League

AL East

1. Tampa Bay Rays (72-46)

2. New York Yankees (66-52) — 6.0 GB

3. Boston Red Sox (64-54) — 8.0 GB 

4. Baltimore Orioles (57-62) — 15.5 GB

5. Toronto Blue Jays (57-63) — 16.0 GB

AL Central

1. Chicago White Sox (61-56)

T2. Minnesota Twins (59-61) — 3.5 GB

T2. Detroit Tigers (58-60) — 3.5 GB

4. Cleveland Guardians (58-61) — 4.0 GB 

5. Kansas City Royals (49-71) — 13.5 GB 

AL West

1. Houston Astros (61-59)

2. Texas Rangers (60-59) — 0.5 GB 

3. Seattle Mariners (56-63) — 4.5 GB

4. Athletics (47-72) — 13.5 GB

5. Los Angeles Angels (45-74) — 15.5 GB 

National League

NL East

1. Atlanta Braves (71-48)

2. Philadelphia Phillies (64-56) — 7.5 GB

3. Miami Marlins (60-59) — 11.0 GB

4. Washington Nationals (59-61) — 12.5 GB

5. New York Mets (53-67) — 18.5 GB

NL Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers (74-45)

2. Chicago Cubs (69-50) — 5.0 GB

3. St. Louis Cardinals (59-60) — 15.0 GB

4. Pittsburgh Pirates (58-62) — 16.5 GB

5. Cincinnati Reds (56-61) — 17.0 GB

NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (71-48)

2. Arizona Diamondbacks (64-56) — 7.5 GB

3. San Diego Padres (63-57) — 8.5 GB

4. San Francisco Giants (49-70) — 22.0 GB

5. Colorado Rockies (46-73) — 25.0 GB