Minnesota Twins Playoffs 2026

Minnesota Twins 2026 playoff page. The Twins are 71-81, 4th in the AL Central with a -73 point differential and a 1-game winning streak. They are in the hunt, 6 games behind the last wild-card spot with 10 games left.

Last time out they beat the New York Yankees 5-4 at home. Next up: away at the Los Angeles Angels (58-94) on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM EDT. Their remaining opponents have a combined 0.428 record, including 3 games against teams currently in playoff position. Updated Sep 17, 2026 6:10 AM EDT.

2026 MLB playoffs · AL Central · 4th in division

In the hunt · 6 games back

71-81Record–AL seed8-10Home3-9Away6-9Division8-13Conference-73Point diffW1Streak10Games left

Twins Playoff Outlook

AL Central Standings

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Diff	Strk
1	Cleveland Guardians	78-75	8-5	13-9	-7	W2
2	Chicago White Sox	77-75	8-4	11-8	+34	L2
3	Detroit Tigers	72-80	4-12	7-15	+76	L1
4	Minnesota Twins	71-81	6-9	8-13	-73	W1
5	Kansas City Royals	67-85	5-1	16-8	-93	W1

Season Trend

Twins Playoff Push: 2026 Recent Results and Upcoming Games

#	Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
1	Aug 31	vs Tigers	72-80	W 11-1
2	Sep 1	vs Tigers	72-80	W 15-2
3	Sep 2	vs Tigers	72-80	L 6-11
4	Sep 4	at White Sox #6	77-75	L 1-4
5	Sep 5	at White Sox #6	77-75	W 6-4
6	Sep 6	at White Sox #6	77-75	L 1-10
7	Sep 7	at Tigers	72-80	L 4-5
8	Sep 8	at Tigers	72-80	W 3-2
9	Sep 9	at Tigers	72-80	L 2-7
10	Sep 11	vs Guardians #2	78-75	L 2-5
11	Sep 12	vs Guardians #2	78-75	W 4-3
12	Sep 13	vs Guardians #2	78-75	L 2-9
13	Sep 14	vs Yankees #4	88-64	L 3-8
14	Sep 15	vs Yankees #4	88-64	L 1-8
15	Sep 16	vs Yankees #4	88-64	W 5-4
16	Sep 17	at Angels	58-94	9:38 PM
17	Sep 18	at Angels	58-94	9:38 PM
18	Sep 19	at Angels	58-94	9:38 PM
19	Sep 20	at Angels	58-94	4:07 PM
20	Sep 21	at Giants	64-89	9:45 PM
21	Sep 22	at Giants	64-89	9:45 PM
22	Sep 23	at Giants	64-89	3:45 PM
23	Sep 25	vs Rangers #3	76-76	8:10 PM
24	Sep 26	vs Rangers #3	76-76	4:10 PM
25	Sep 27	vs Rangers #3	76-76	3:10 PM

This Minnesota Twins playoffs page refreshes after every Twins game: record, seed, magic number and remaining schedule. Compare them with the rest of the AL playoff picture, or see their projected route on the bracket.