Updated 2025 MLB Playoff Bracket, Standings After Brewers Clinch NL's No. 1 Seed

The Milwaukee Brewers are once again kings of the National League.

The Brewers clinched the best record in the National League on Saturday night and will have home-field advantage throughout the 2025 MLB Postseason.

With the Brewers having secured the NL, here's a look at the updated standings and wild card race.

Projected NL Playoff Matchups

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

Projected AL Playoff Matchups

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

Current Standings

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies (95-65)*
2. New York Mets (82-78)
3. Miami Marlins (78-82)
4. Atlanta Braves (75-85)
5. Washington Nationals (65-95)

NL Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers (96-64)*
2. Chicago Cubs (91-70)*
3. Cincinnati Reds (82-78)
4. St. Louis Cardinals (78-83)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (70-90)

NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (91-69)*
2. San Diego Padres (88-72)*
3. Arizona Diamondbacks (80-80)
4. San Francisco Giants (80-81)
5. Colorado Rockies (43-118)

NL Wild Card (Top 3 Teams Make Playoffs)

1. Chicago Cubs
2. San Diego Padres
3. Cincinnati Reds

AL East

1. Toronto Blue Jays (93-68)*
2. New York Yankees (93-68)*
3. Boston Red Sox (88-72)*
4. Tampa Bay Rays (77-84)
5. Baltimore Orioles (75-86)

AL Central

1. Cleveland Guardians (86-74)
2. Detroit Tigers (86-74)
3. Kansas City Royals (80-80)
4. Minnesota Twins (69-91)
5. Chicago White Sox (59-101)

AL West

1. Seattle Mariners (90-70)*
2. Houston Astros (85-75)
3. Texas Rangers (81-79)
4. Athletics (76-84)
5. Los Angeles Angels (72-88)

AL Wild Card

1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Detroit Tigers

*Denotes clinched playoff spot

**Denotes clinched division

The Brewers have been consistent over the past few years and have become a mainstay of the postseason, but the success hasn't led to dee postseason runs. Milwaukee has not won a playoff series since 2018 when it advanced to the NLCS, ultimately losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.

Perhaps this year could finally be the season that the Brewers break through and compete for a World Series title.

To say that the Brewers have had a strong second half of the season would be putting it lightly. In August, Milwaukee went on a 14-game winning streak. They ultimately cooled off some after the hot streak and allowed the Chicago Cubs to get back in the division title race, but Milwaukee did enough to win the NL Central and clinch the NL's top seed.

Now, the Brewers will lean on the hot bats of Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick, along with the pitching of Freddy Peralta and Quinn Priester, to try to put together a deep postseason run.