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MLB Power Rankings Week 26: Who’s No. 1 entering playoffs?

We’re down to the final days of the 2024 regular season — and there are still quite a few teams that have something to play for.

Which clubs will get to keep playing into October, and which will watch their playoff aspirations come to an end?

There are still two wild-card spots available in each the American League and National League, with plenty of intrigue surrounding them. The Mets and Braves — two of three squads vying for those spots in the NL — will potentially face off in a doubleheader Monday with a postseason berth on the line after the final two games of their midweek series were postponed by weather. Meanwhile, the Padres and Dodgers are playing a final game with the division title still up for grabs, though L.A. can secure it with a win. And the Tigers?! What a late-season surge into contention — but can they hold on to their wild-card spot in the AL?

Our expert panel has combined to rank every team based on a combination of what we’ve seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, Jesse Rogers, Alden Gonzalez and Jorge Castillo to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.

The Phillies celebrated their first NL East title since 2011 with a 6-2 win over the Cubs at home Monday as Aaron Nola won his 13th game and Kyle Schwarber slugged his 37th home run. “OK, still got some work to do,” manager Rob Thomson said in the clubhouse as the beer and champagne kicked off. “But we want to get that bye. That’s very important.” The Phillies are still battling the Dodgers for the top seed in the NL and hold the tiebreaker by virtue of a 5-1 season series win, so all they need to do is finish with the same record to secure the 1-seed. — Schoenfield

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