Coming out of Labor Day weekend,Major League Baseball's playoff races look a lot more interesting than they did just a week ago. The American League wild card standings have tightened, with the Rangers' six-game winning streak vaulting Texas to fourth place, chasing down theSeattle Marinerswho cling to the third and final postseason spot. In the NL Central, theChicago Cubscarved a few games out of the Brewers' division lead over the past two weeks and while a comeback probably isn't the cards, they're in good position to make Milwaukee sweat a bit into September. Here's a look at the latest MLB standings: Top three reach playoffs New York Yankees(76-61):+3.5 games Boston Red Sox (77-62): +2.5 games Seattle Mariners (73-65) Texas Rangers(72-67): 1.5 games back Kansas City Royals(70-67): 2.5 GB Cleveland Guardians (68-68): 4 GB Tampa Bay Rays (68-69): 4.5 GB Top three reach playoffs Chicago Cubs (78-59): +5 games San Diego Padres(76-61): +3 games New York Mets(73–64) Cincinnati Reds(69-68): 4 games back San Francisco Giants (66-69): 5 GB Arizona Diamondbacks (68-70): 5.5 GB St. Louis Cardinals(68-70): 5.5 GB Toronto Blue Jays (79-59) New York Yankees (76-61): 2,5 games back Boston Red Sox (77-62): 3.5 GB Detroit Tigers(80-59) Kansas City Royals (70-67): 9 GB Houston Astros (75-62) Seattle Mariners (73-65): 3 GB Texas Rangers (72-67): 4.5 GB Philadelphia Phillies (80-58) New York Mets (74-64): 6 GB Milwaukee Brewers(85-54) Chicago Cubs (79-59): 5.5 GB Los Angeles Dodgers (78-59) San Diego Padres (76-62): 2.5 GB Byes to ALDS: Tigers, Blue Jays Wild Card Series Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox(Boston wins tiebreaker) Byes to NLDS: Brewers, Phillies Wild Card Series New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:MLB wild card standings, 2025 playoff bracket, AL and NL standings