how often does a mlb division winner win game 1 and 2

How often does a MLB division winner win game 1 and 2?

DIVISION W L W% G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1
NL East
65
57
.533
114
4,034
433
905
156
21
112
418
382
36
970
80
33
4,526
1,439
289
41
33
39
61
.224
.295
.357
.652
2
NL West
64
64
.500
119
4,256
507
1,015
184
35
135
488
428
35
1,000
81
27
4,798
1,674
354
44
35
43
77
.238
.311
.393
.704
3
AL East
83
71
.539
140
5,235
679
1,306
238
16
182
651
496
43
1,158
77
31
5,846
2,122
436
33
39
45
106
.249
.317
.405
.723
4
AL West
51
57
.472
104
3,588
389
821
144
11
116
371
363
28
802
65
38
4,021
1,335
271
25
17
18
67
.229
.303
.372
.675
5
NL Central
34
43
.442
70
2,557
302
588
116
8
82
278
229
43
645
42
10
2,878
966
206
35
14
35
62
.230
.302
.378
.680
6
AL Central
30
35
.462
64
2,202
234
524
103
10
80
221
181
35
520
38
17
2,450
887
193
20
12
15
46
.238
.305
.403
.707
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
25
18
.581
Blue Jays Blue Jays
21
21
.500
3.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
29
15
.659
Guardians Guardians
25
18
.581
3.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
23
19
.548
Astros Astros
22
20
.524
1.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
28
16
.636
Phillies Phillies
25
18
.581
2.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
25
19
.568
Cardinals Cardinals
24
20
.545
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
28
15
.651
Padres Padres
27
15
.643
0.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/29
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
7-4
Tue
4/29
SFG SFG
@
SDP SDP
3-5
Tue
4/29
LAA LAA
@
SEA SEA
3-9
Tue
4/29
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
4-5
Tue
4/29
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
9-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/15
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
12:15 PM
Thu
5/15
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
12:35 PM
Thu
5/15
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Thu
5/15
TBR TBR
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Thu
5/15
HOU HOU
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM