largest margin of victory in a mlb playoff game

The Boston Red Sox have the highest run differential by a team in a postseason game, with a differential of 16 runs in Game 4 of the 1999 ALDS versus the Cleveland Indians.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Red Sox	16	10/10/1999	BOS	vs	CLE	W 23-7	48	23	24	7	1	4	23	5	2	9	1	0	56	45	12	0	1	0	0	.500	.554	.938	1.491
2	Red Sox	15	10/8/2018	BOS	@	NYY	W 16-1	44	16	18	3	1	1	15	8	0	4	2	0	53	26	5	0	1	0	0	.409	.491	.591	1.081
3	Indians	15	10/13/2001	CLE	vs	SEA	W 17-2	41	17	19	5	1	3	17	7	1	4	0	0	50	35	9	0	1	0	1	.463	.540	.854	1.394
4	Braves	15	10/17/1996	ATL	vs	STL	W 15-0	42	15	17	2	2	3	14	4	1	4	0	0	47	32	7	0	0	0	0	.405	.468	.762	1.230
5	Braves	14	10/14/1996	ATL	@	STL	W 14-0	47	14	22	4	1	2	14	5	0	7	1	0	52	34	7	0	0	0	1	.468	.519	.723	1.243
6	Yankees	14	10/2/1936	NYY	@	NYG	W 18-4	41	18	17	1	0	2	18	9	0	3	1	2	51	24	3	1		0	0	.415	.520	.585	1.105
7	Diamondbacks	13	11/3/2001	ARI	vs	NYY	W 15-2	46	15	22	6	0	0	15	3	0	9	0	0	49	28	6	0	0	1	1	.478	.510	.609	1.119
8	Cubs	13	10/2/1984	CHC	vs	SDP	W 13-0	38	13	16	3	0	5	12	6	0	6	0	0	45	34	8	0	1	0	1	.421	.489	.895	1.384
9	Yankees	13	10/6/1960	NYY	@	PIT	W 16-3	45	16	19	3	1	2	15	5	0	11	0	1	51	30	6	1	0	0	0	.422	.480	.667	1.147
10	Dodgers	12	10/14/2020	LAD	@	ATL	W 15-3	43	15	16	3	0	5	15	8	3	12	0	0	54	34	8	0	0	0	0	.372	.500	.791	1.291
11	Cardinals	12	10/9/2019	STL	@	ATL	W 13-1	39	13	11	4	1	0	12	5	1	12	0	0	46	17	5	1	0	1	1	.282	.378	.436	.814
12	Royals	12	10/20/2015	KCR	@	TOR	W 14-2	36	14	15	1	0	2	12	5	2	5	1	1	47	22	3	0	4	0	0	.417	.468	.611	1.079
13	Red Sox	12	10/24/2007	BOS	vs	COL	W 13-1	41	13	17	8	0	1	13	8	0	6	0	0	49	28	9	0	0	2	0	.415	.510	.683	1.193
14	White Sox	12	10/4/2005	CWS	vs	BOS	W 14-2	33	14	11	1	0	5	14	3	3	2	1	1	40	27	6	1	0	0	0	.333	.436	.818	1.254
15	Giants	12	10/24/2002	SFG	vs	ANA	W 16-4	37	16	16	3	1	3	15	6	1	6	0	0	48	30	7	2	2	3	0	.432	.500	.811	1.311
16	Red Sox	12	10/16/1999	BOS	vs	NYY	W 13-1	45	13	21	6	1	3	12	2	0	6	0	0	47	38	10	0	0	0	2	.467	.489	.844	1.334
17	Cardinals	12	10/19/1982	STL	vs	MIL	W 13-1	38	13	12	3	1	2	10	1	0	3	1	1	40	23	6	1	0	0	0	.316	.333	.605	.939
18	Tigers	12	10/9/1968	DET	@	STL	W 13-1	34	13	12	1	0	2	13	7	3	7	0	0	45	19	3	1	0	1	3	.353	.500	.559	1.059
19	Yankees	12	10/12/1960	NYY	@	PIT	W 12-0	41	12	17	4	3	0	12	2	2	4	0	0	47	27	7	1	1	0	2	.415	.457	.659	1.115
20	Yankees	12	10/9/1951	NYY	@	NYG	W 13-1	39	13	12	2	1	2	11	8	0	4	0	0	47	22	5	0		1	0	.308	.426	.564	.990
21	Phillies	11	10/18/2009	PHI	vs	LAD	W 11-0	33	11	11	2	2	2	11	7	0	7	1	0	41	23	6	1	0	0	1	.333	.450	.697	1.147
22	Yankees	11	10/16/2004	NYY	@	BOS	W 19-8	47	19	22	8	1	4	18	5	1	5	0	0	53	44	13	0	0	1	1	.468	.528	.936	1.464
23	Mariners	11	10/20/2001	SEA	@	NYY	W 14-3	45	14	15	1	2	3	13	7	0	10	2	0	52	29	6	0	0	1	0	.333	.423	.644	1.068
24	Braves	11	10/20/1996	ATL	@	NYY	W 12-1	39	12	13	0	0	3	12	1	0	6	1	0	42	22	3	1	1	0	0	.333	.341	.564	.906
25	Braves	11	10/7/1993	ATL	@	PHI	W 14-3	43	14	16	3	0	4	14	4	0	9	0	1	47	31	7	0	0	0	0	.372	.426	.721	1.146

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	78	53	.595
Yankees	74	56	.569	3.5
Red Sox	72	59	.550	6.0
Blue Jays	64	68	.485	14.5
Orioles	63	68	.481	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/25	BOS	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Wed 8/26	BOS	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Fri 8/28	BOS	@	NYY	7:15 PM
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	7:15 PM

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Final

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Schwarber

36

Alvarez

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RBI Leaders

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Stewart

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Burleson

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Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Simpson

Hit Leaders

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Arraez

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Lopez

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Wood

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Crow-Armstrong

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OBP Leaders

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Kurtz

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Wood

SLG Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

35

Simpson

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Win Leaders

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Sánchez

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Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

201

Williams

ERA Leaders

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Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

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K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.70

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K/BB Leaders

6.55

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Walk Leaders

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Ohtani

1,860.1

Crow-Armstrong

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	76	55	.580
Phillies	73	59	.553	3.5
Marlins	67	65	.508	9.5
Nationals	62	71	.466	15.0
Mets	59	72	.450	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	50	.618
Cubs	76	56	.576	5.5
Cardinals	66	66	.500	15.5
Pirates	63	69	.477	18.5
Reds	62	70	.470	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	51	.611
Padres	71	60	.542	9.0
Diamondbacks	69	63	.523	11.5
Giants	53	78	.405	27.0
Rockies	50	81	.382	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	78	53	.595
Yankees	74	56	.569	3.5
Red Sox	72	59	.550	6.0
Blue Jays	64	68	.485	14.5
Orioles	63	68	.481	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	68	63	.519
Guardians	66	66	.500	2.5
Twins	63	68	.481	5.0
Tigers	61	70	.466	7.0
Royals	58	74	.439	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	66	66	.500
Astros	65	66	.496	0.5
Mariners	63	69	.477	3.0
Angels	52	80	.394	14.0
Athletics	51	80	.389	14.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 8/9	NYM	@	PIT	11-1
Sun 8/9	COL	@	STL	4-7
Sun 8/9	BAL	@	TEX	10-5
Sun 8/9	LAD	@	AZ	2-4
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	1-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/25	BOS	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	TBR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 8/25	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
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