There are 13 MLB games on Saturday, September 26, the next to last day of the regular season. Four races can be settled today: the AL Central, the AL West, the last NL wild card and the NL’s No. 4 seed. Rays at Phillies at 7:15 p.m. is listed for FOX (check local listings); the other games air on each team’s local network and stream on MLB.TV outside the home markets. All times Eastern.
| Time (ET) | Game | At stake |
|---|---|---|
| 12:35 p.m. | Mets at Nationals | None |
| 1:10 p.m. | Pirates at Tigers | None |
| 3:07 p.m. | Reds at Blue Jays | None |
| 4:05 p.m. | Dodgers at Giants | Dodgers are the NL’s No. 2 seed |
| 4:10 p.m. | Braves at Marlins | Braves are the NL’s No. 3 seed |
| 4:10 p.m. | Rangers at Twins | AL West: a Rangers loss plus an Astros win ends Texas’s season |
| 7:10 p.m. | Guardians at Royals | AL Central: Cleveland clinches with a win and a White Sox loss |
| 7:10 p.m. | Rockies at White Sox | AL Central: Chicago must gain a game on Cleveland |
| 7:10 p.m. | Cardinals at Brewers | Brewers are the NL’s No. 1 seed |
| 7:15 p.m. | Rays at Phillies (FOX, check local listings) | Last NL wild card: Philadelphia clinches with a win and an Arizona loss |
| 8:40 p.m. | Diamondbacks at Padres | Arizona must win to stay alive; a Padres win clinches the NL’s No. 4 seed |
| 9:40 p.m. | Angels at Mariners | None |
| 9:40 p.m. | Astros at Athletics | AL West: Houston clinches with a win and a Rangers loss |
What Can Be Decided Today
Cleveland’s magic number in the AL Central is 2, and Houston’s in the AL West is 2, with the Astros holding the tiebreaker over a Texas team tied with them at 79-81. Philadelphia leads Arizona by one game for the last NL wild card, and San Diego needs one win or one Cubs loss to lock up the NL’s No. 4 seed; the Cubs, Yankees and Red Sox are off today. Every scenario is on the MLB clinch scenarios page.
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