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As the Major League Baseball divisional and Wild Card races head into home stretch, here's a look at magic numbers to clinch spots plus the remaining schedules for all of the contenders through Thursday, Sept. 27 games.

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AL East

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Boston Red Sox (107-52)

Standings: 1st in American League East, lead second-place Yankees by nine games.

Magic number to clinch AL East: Clinched Sept. 20.

Games remaining: 3 (3 home, 0 road)

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Red Sox schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: vs. New York Yankees, 7:10 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: vs. New York Yankees, 3:05 p.m., EST

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New York Yankees (98-61)

Standings: 2nd in American League East, trail first-place Boston Red Sox by nine games; 1st in AL Wild Card standings, lead second place Oakland Athletics by two games.

Magic number to clinch Wild Card: Clinched Sept. 22.

Magic number to clinch home field in Wild Card game: 1 (by virtue of winning tie-breaker)

Games remaining: 3 (0 home, 3 road)

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Yankees schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: at Boston Red Sox, 7:10 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: at Boston Red Sox, TBA

Sunday, Sept. 30: at Boston Red Sox, 3:05 p.m., EST

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AL Central

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Cleveland Indians (89-70)

Standings: 1st in American League Central, up 14.5 games on second-place Minnesota Twins.

Playoffs: Clinched division title on Sept. 15.

Remaining games: 3 (0 home, 3 road)

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Indians schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: at Kansas City Royals, 8:15 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: at Kansas City Royals, 7:15 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: at Kansas City Royals, 3:15 p.m., EST

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AL West

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Houston Astros (100-58)

Standings: 1st in American League West, lead second-place Oakland Athletics by 4.5 games.

Magic number to clinch division title: Clinched on Sept. 25.

Remaining games: 3 (0 home, 3 road)

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Astros schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: at Baltimore Orioles, doubleheader, 4:05 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: at Baltimore Orioles, 3:05 p.m., EST

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Oakland Athletics (96-63)

Standings: 2nd in American League West, trail first place Houston Astros by 4.5 games; 2nd in AL Wild Card standings, trail New York Yankees by two games for home-field advantage in Wild Card game.

Magic number to clinch Wild Card: Clinched Sept. 24.

Remaining games: 3 (0 home, 3 road)

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Athletics schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: at Los Angeles Angels, 10:07 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: at Los Angeles Angels, 9:07 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: at Los Angeles Angels, 3:07 p.m., EST

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NL East

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Atlanta Braves (89-70)

Standings: 1st in National League East, lead second-place Washington Nationals by eight games.

Magic number to clinch NL East: Clinched on Sept. 22.

Remaining games: 3 (0 home, 3 road)

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Braves schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: at Philadelphia Phillies, 3:05 p.m., EST

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NL Central

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Chicago Cubs (93-66)

Standings: 1st in National League Central, lead second-place Milwaukee Brewers by one game.

Magic number to clinch NL Central title: 3

Magic number to clinch playoff spot: Clinched Sept. 26.

Remaining games: 3 (3 home, 0 road)

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Cubs schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 2:20 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 1:05 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 3:20 p.m., EST

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Milwaukee Brewers (92-67)

Standings: Second in National League Central, one game behind first-place Chicago Cubs. First in NL Wild Card standings, lead second-place Los Angeles Dodgers by four games.

Magic number to be eliminated in NL Central: 3

Magic number to clinch Wild Card: Clinched Sept. 26

Magic number to clinch home field in Wild Card game: Clinched Sept. 26.

Remaining games: 3 (3 home, 0 road)

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Brewers schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: vs. Detroit Tigers, 8:10 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: vs. Detroit Tigers, 7:10 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: vs. Detroit Tigers, 3:10 p.m., EST

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St. Louis Cardinals (87-72)

Standings: Third in National League Central, six games behind first-place Chicago Cubs. Third in NL Wild Card standings, trail second-place Los Angeles Dodgers by a one game for final playoff spot.

Magic number to be eliminated in NL Central: Eliminated Sept. 26.

Magic number to be eliminated for NL Wild Card: 3

Remaining games: 3 (0 home, 3 road)

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Cardinals schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: at Chicago Cubs, 3:20 p.m., EST

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NL West

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Colorado Rockies (89-70)

Standings: 1st in National League West, lead second-place Los Angeles Dodgers by one game.

Magic number to win NL West title: 3

Remaining games: 3 (3 home, 0 road)

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Rockies schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: vs. Washington Nationals, 8:10 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: vs. Washington Nationals, 8:10 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: vs. Washington Nationals, 3:10 p.m., EST

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Los Angeles Dodgers (88-71)

Standings: Second in NL West, trail first-place Colorado Rockies by one game. Second in NL Wild Card standings, lead third place St. Louis Cardinals by a one game for final playoff spot.

Magic number to be eliminated in NL West: 3

Magic number to clinch Wild Card: 3

Remaining games: 3 (0 home, 3 road)

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Dodgers schedule

Friday, Sept. 28: at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 p.m., EST

Saturday, Sept. 29: at San Francisco Giants, 4:05 p.m., EST

Sunday, Sept. 30: at San Francisco Giants, 3:05 p.m., EST

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