MLB Standings 2019: Dodgers Dominating NL, Cubs, Cardinals, Mets, Brewers Fighting For Playoff Spots

There’s still a month and a half remaining in the 2019 MLB season, but the No.1 seed in the National League has virtually been locked up. The Los Angele Dodgers (81-41) are tied with the New York Yankees (81-41) for the best record in baseball, giving them a massive lead atop the NL standings.

The Dodgers are nine games ahead of the Atlanta Braves (72-50) for the NL’s top record. The Washington Nationals (65-55) are third in the NL, putting them a whole 15 games behind L.A. The St. Louis Cardinals (63-55) are 16 games behind Los Angeles as the league’s third division leader.

St. Louis has taken over first place in the NL Central with a five-game winning streak. The division is the most competitive in MLB with the Chicago Cubs (64-56) only trailing the Cardinals by one percentage point. The Milwaukee Brewers (63-58) are 1.5 games out of first place in the NL Central.

There’s a chance that three NL Central teams will sneak into the playoffs. Washington and Chicago are first and second in the NL Wild-Card race. Milwaukee is in third place, just a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies (62-58).

The New York Mets (61-59) are very much in contention with a three-game deficit for the final playoff berth, though they’ve cooled off since winning 15 games in 16 tries. The Mets are on a three-game losing streak.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (61-60) are still alive at 3.5 games behind the Cubs. The San Francisco Giants (60-61) are teetering on the brink of falling out of contention, trailing the Cubs by five games in the loss column and sitting one game below .500.

Arizona is in second place and 19.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. Los Angeles can clinch their seventh consecutive division title in early September.

L.A. leads MLB with a plus-214 run differential. Arizona is second in the NL with a plus-74 run differential.

The Dodgers rank first in the NL in both ERA and runs scored.