North America · Season 2026. Table, fixtures and results on TalkFuse.
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rays | 112 | 66 | 0 | 46 | 497 | 462 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 111 | 59 | 0 | 52 | 531 | 476 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston Astros | 114 | 58 | 0 | 56 | 529 | 558 | 0 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | 113 | 63 | 0 | 50 | 519 | 438 | 0 |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 111 | 60 | 0 | 51 | 474 | 414 | 0 |
| 6 | Cleveland Guardians | 113 | 57 | 0 | 56 | 446 | 462 | 0 |
| 7 | Minnesota Twins | 113 | 56 | 0 | 57 | 532 | 561 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas Rangers | 113 | 55 | 0 | 58 | 466 | 506 | 0 |
| 9 | Seattle Mariners | 113 | 55 | 0 | 58 | 454 | 451 | 0 |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | 112 | 54 | 0 | 58 | 507 | 542 | 0 |
| 11 | Detroit Tigers | 112 | 54 | 0 | 58 | 505 | 442 | 0 |
| 12 | Toronto Blue Jays | 113 | 53 | 0 | 60 | 442 | 498 | 0 |
| 13 | Kansas City Royals | 113 | 46 | 0 | 67 | 467 | 576 | 0 |
| 14 | Athletics | 112 | 45 | 0 | 67 | 487 | 641 | 0 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Angels | 112 | 43 | 0 | 69 | 470 | 544 | 0 |
| 16 | Milwaukee Brewers | 112 | 69 | 0 | 43 | 558 | 424 | 0 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 113 | 69 | 0 | 44 | 577 | 432 | 0 |
| 18 | Atlanta Braves | 112 | 67 | 0 | 45 | 549 | 441 | 0 |
| 19 | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 64 | 0 | 49 | 580 | 486 | 0 |
| 20 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 113 | 60 | 0 | 53 | 513 | 507 | 0 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Phillies | 113 | 60 | 0 | 53 | 496 | 497 | 0 |
| 22 | San Diego Padres | 113 | 58 | 0 | 55 | 473 | 489 | 0 |
| 23 | Miami Marlins | 113 | 58 | 0 | 55 | 496 | 483 | 0 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 582 | 551 | 0 |
| 25 | St. Louis Cardinals | 113 | 56 | 0 | 57 | 496 | 506 | 0 |
| 26 | Washington Nationals | 114 | 55 | 0 | 59 | 610 | 597 | 0 |
| 27 | Cincinnati Reds | 111 | 53 | 0 | 58 | 462 | 525 | 0 |
| 28 | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 48 | 0 | 65 | 475 | 524 | 0 |
| 29 | New York Mets | 113 | 47 | 0 | 66 | 457 | 515 | 0 |
| 30 | Colorado Rockies | 113 | 45 | 0 | 68 | 547 | 649 | 0 |
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