Lead Story - 9/19/2025

SEASON 7 PLAYOFFS

Playoffs start: Sunday, Sept. 21 at 7am (PT)
Note: The division winner takes precedence with regard to seeding.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Seeding
#1 Houston Astros (115)
#2 Baltimore Orioles (89)
#3 Kansas City Royals (87)
#4 Seattle Mariners (96)
#5 Texas Rangers (88)
#6 Tampa Bay Rays (84)

Wild Card (3 games, 1-1-1)
(6 at 3) Rays at Royals - Royals advance
(5 at 4) Rangers at Mariners - Mariners advance

Round 2 (5 games)
(1 vs 4/5) Mariners at Astros - Astros
(2 vs 3/6) Royals at Orioles

ALCS (7 games)

NATIONAL LEAGUE Seeding
#1 Colorado Rockies (94)
#2 Cincinnati Reds (92)
#3 Philadelphia Phillies (88)
#4 Arizona Diamondbacks (92)
#5 San Diego Padres (90)
#6 Atlanta Braves (85)

Wild Card - (3 games, 1-1-1)
(6 at 3) Braves at Phillies - Phillies advance
(5 at 4) Padres at Diamondbacks - Padres advance

Round 2 (5 games)
(1 vs 4/5) Padres at Rockies - Padres
(2 vs 3/6) Phillies at Reds

NLCS (7 games)


World Series (7 games)

League Chat Box

Machado sparks 4-3 win for Orioles

Manny Machado's hot bat helped the Orioles to a 4-3 win over the Royals. Machado collected 4 hits in the game. | Box

Mitchell powers Reds to win over Phillies

Kevin Mitchell blasted 2 homers, lifting the Reds to a 5-2 win over Philladelphia. | Box

Jackson sparks 14-2 win for Padres

Darrin Jackson's hot bat helped the Padres to a 14-2 win over the Rockies. Jackson collected 4 hits in the game. | Box

Huge night for Alou carries Astros to victory

Moises Alou was on his game, knocking in 3 runs in Houston's 8-2 victory over the Mariners. Alou also had 3 hits in the game. Ken Phelps of the Mariners had 4 hits in the game. Justin Verlander struckout 10 Seattle batters in the contest. | Box

Wheeler's 8-K performance not enough

Zack Wheeler whiffed 8 batters, but the Reds managed to beat the Phillies, 3-2. | Box