Standings

American League leader Yankees 95–67 · 0.586 · +136 National League leader Nationals 98–64 · 0.605 · +137 AL West Athletics 94–68 · y AL East Yankees 95–67 · z AL Central Tigers 88–74 · y NL West Giants 94–68 · y NL East Nationals 98–64 · z NL Central Reds 97–65 · y

American League

AL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Athletics	94	68	0.580	—	+99
◆ Rangers	93	69	0.574	1.0	+101
Angels	89	73	0.549	5.0	+68
Mariners	75	87	0.463	19.0	-32

AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Yankees	95	67	0.586	—	+136
◆ Orioles	93	69	0.574	2.0	+7
Rays	90	72	0.556	5.0	+120
Blue Jays	73	89	0.451	22.0	-68
Red Sox	69	93	0.426	26.0	-72

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Tigers	88	74	0.543	—	+56
White Sox	85	77	0.525	3.0	+72
Royals	72	90	0.444	16.0	-70
Indians	68	94	0.420	20.0	-178
Twins	66	96	0.407	22.0	-131

National League

NL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
Giants	94	68	0.580	—	+69
Dodgers	86	76	0.531	8.0	+40
D-backs	81	81	0.500	13.0	+46
Padres	76	86	0.469	18.0	-59
Rockies	64	98	0.395	30.0	-132

NL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Nationals	98	64	0.605	—	+137
◆ Braves	94	68	0.580	4.0	+100
Phillies	81	81	0.500	17.0	+4
Mets	74	88	0.457	24.0	-59
Marlins	69	93	0.426	29.0	-115

NL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
★ Reds	97	65	0.599	—	+81
◆ Cardinals	88	74	0.543	9.0	+117
Brewers	83	79	0.512	14.0	+43
Pirates	79	83	0.488	18.0	-23
Cubs	61	101	0.377	36.0	-146
Astros	55	107	0.340	42.0	-211

Wild Card race · 2012

American League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Rangers · AL West	93	69	0.574	+101	In
2	Orioles · AL East	93	69	0.574	+7	In
3	Rays · AL East	90	72	0.556	+120	In
4	Angels · AL West	89	73	0.549	+68	Hunt
5	White Sox · AL Central	85	77	0.525	+72	Hunt
6	Mariners · AL West	75	87	0.463	-32	Hunt
7	Blue Jays · AL East	73	89	0.451	-68	Long shot
8	Royals · AL Central	72	90	0.444	-70	Long shot
9	Red Sox · AL East	69	93	0.426	-72	Long shot
10	Indians · AL Central	68	94	0.420	-178	Long shot
11	Twins · AL Central	66	96	0.407	-131	Long shot

National League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Braves · NL East	94	68	0.580	+100	In
2	Cardinals · NL Central	88	74	0.543	+117	In
3	Dodgers · NL West	86	76	0.531	+40	In
4	Brewers · NL Central	83	79	0.512	+43	Hunt
5	D-backs · NL West	81	81	0.500	+46	Hunt
6	Phillies · NL East	81	81	0.500	+4	Hunt
7	Pirates · NL Central	79	83	0.488	-23	Long shot
8	Padres · NL West	76	86	0.469	-59	Long shot
9	Mets · NL East	74	88	0.457	-59	Long shot
10	Marlins · NL East	69	93	0.426	-115	Long shot
11	Rockies · NL West	64	98	0.395	-132	Long shot
12	Cubs · NL Central	61	101	0.377	-146	Long shot
13	Astros · NL Central	55	107	0.340	-211	Long shot

★ Division leader · ◆ Wild Card · GB = games back of division leader · RD = run differential · Wild Card seeding by win-loss differential