Four years after signing Trevor Story to a huge contract, the deal paid off in a big way this season. He had his best season by FanGraphs' WAR since 2019. Aroldis Chapman turned back the clock in a big way with one of the best seasons of his career at the age of 37.

While Alex Bregman, Garrett Crochet and company won't be winning their division, the Red Sox have still held a playoff spot for the majority of the last few months. But there's still work for Boston to do to fend off the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros in the AL wild-card race.

While the Seattle Mariners have already clinched the AL West, and the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays have locked in playoff spots, the rest of the field is not yet settled As the Cleveland Guardians vie for the AL Central, two spots are available among them, the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros.

Here are MLB magic numbers, remaining schedules and tiebreakers for contenders through Friday, Sept. 26, along with playoff matchups if Wild Card Series began Saturday, Sept. 27.

The Yankees could not wake up from such a night terror on Tuesday, though their bullpen was not the only unit responsible for that. After Max Fried carried a shutout into the seventh inning, hanging on to a one-run lead,

The New York Yankees' futility at the plate didn't only disappoint fans of the team but it was also historic in nature as they lost to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

The Red Sox were able to make the playoffs without Rafael Devers, but their lineup could've used his power against the Yankees.

Southpaw Connelly Early, who only debuted Sept. 9, takes the ball for the decisive Game 3 of the wild-card series against the Yankees on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. He will be the first pitcher to ever start a winner-take-all playoff game within 30 days of his debut, per Stats Perform.