Updated 2025 MLB Playoff Bracket, Standings After Dodgers Clinch Playoff Spot

The Los Angeles Dodgers have extended their playoff streak to 13 consecutive seasons after clinching a berth with Friday's 6-3 win over the San Francisco Giants.

Los Angeles' 13-year playoff streak is tied with the New York Yankees (1995 to 2007) for the second-longest run in MLB history. The only team with a longer streak were the Atlanta Braves from 1991 to 2005.

Projected NL Playoff Matchups (Based on Current Standings)

• First-round bye: Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies
• Wild Card Series: No. 3 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. No. 6 New York Mets; No. 4 Chicago Cubs vs. No. 5 San Diego Padres

Projected AL Playoff Matchups (Based on Current Standings)

• First-round bye: Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers
• Wild Card Series: No. 3 Houston Astros vs. No. 6 Boston Red Sox; No. 4 New York Yankees vs. No. 5 Seattle Mariners

Current Standings

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies (92-62)*
2. New York Mets (80-74)
3. Miami Marlins (74-80)
4. Atlanta Braves (71-83)
5. Washington Nationals (62-92)

NL Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers (94-60)*
2. Chicago Cubs (88-66)*
3. Cincinnati Reds (78-76)
4. St. Louis Cardinals (75-79)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (65-89)

NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (87-67)*
2. San Diego Padres (83-71)
3. Arizona Diamondbacks (77-77)
4. San Francisco Giants (76-78)
5. Colorado Rockies (42-112)

NL Wild Card (Top 3 Teams Make Playoffs)

1. Chicago Cubs
2. San Diego Padres
3. New York Mets
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. San Francisco Giants
6. Arizona Diamondbacks

AL East

1. Toronto Blue Jays (89-65)
2. New York Yankees (86-68)
3. Boston Red Sox (84-70)
4. Tampa Bay Rays (75-79)
5. Baltimore Orioles (73-81)

AL Central

1. Detroit Tigers (85-69)
2. Cleveland Guardians (82-71)
3. Kansas City Royals (77-77)
4. Minnesota Twins (66-87)
5. Chicago White Sox (58-96)

AL West

1. Seattle Mariners (85-69)
2. Houston Astros (84-70)
3. Texas Rangers (79-75)
4. Athletics (73-81)
5. Los Angeles Angels (69-85)

AL Wild Card

1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Houston Astros
4. Cleveland Guardians
5. Texas Rangers
6. Kansas City Royals

*Denotes clinched playoff spot

Even though the Dodgers are back in the playoffs, this was actually a season where they had plenty of things go wrong.

If you think back to the offseason when people within the sport were accusing them of ruining MLB because they actually like to spend money on good players, there were analysts openly wondering if they might win 117 games in the regular season.

Things didn't play out that way, as the Dodgers still find themselves in a race with the San Diego Padres to win the NL West. Some of the Dodgers' issues were predictable, notably several pitchers missing extended periods of time due to injuries, because that happens to this team every year and pitchers across the league have never felt more susceptible to physical ailments than they do now.

There were other unexpected issues that also popped up. Roki Sasaki went from being the most-hyped pitching prospect from Japan to playing the final month of the regular season in Triple-A after returning from a shoulder injury.

Mookie Betts is in the midst of his worst offensive season in the big leagues. Michael Conforto is the worst left fielder in MLB by FanGraphs' wins above replacement among players with at least 400 plate appearances.

The pitching staff as a whole ranks in the bottom half of MLB in ERA. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the only starters with at least 110 innings pitched.

Yet none of the issues mattered because Shohei Ohtani is probably going to win his fourth MVP award in the past five seasons; Freddie Freeman is an ageless wonder with a 137 OPS+ at the age of 36; and Will Smith would be regarded as the best catcher in MLB if Cal Raleigh wasn't having a career year.

The Dodgers' pitching staff is also healthy at the right time. Ohtani's role will be a point of discussion, as it's been rumored he could be used out of the bullpen if needed. It's difficult to imagine that scenario playing out because, unlike the rule that allows him to stay in the game as a DH when he starts on the mound, relievers are done for the day when they get pulled.

Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Clayton Kershaw is a very strong quartet of starters if Ohtani doesn't pitch in October.

Even with a few more question marks about the team than we had coming into the year, the Dodgers are still going to be favored to win their second consecutive World Series title because they have more top-tier talent than anyone else in MLB.