Standings through 9/23

Thanks to @zacharylevine for reminding me that ties in draft order are broken by previous year's record. Since the Astros also had the worst record in 2011, they win all tiebreakers.

This means that their magic number is one less than what I've been reporting and also that elimination dates I've provided were wrong. The corrected dates are listed here. I strive for accuracy and apologize for the earlier error.

If the Astros win on Monday or the Rockies lose, the race is over. Houston will have secured the right to pick first in the 2013 draft.

Team	W	L	GB
Houston	50	103	0
Colorado	58	94	-8.5

Houston's magic number: 1

Eliminated from contention:

1. Washington, 8/22/12
2. Cincinnati, 8/23/12
3. Texas, 8/25/12
4. NY Yankees, 8/26/12
5. Atlanta, 8/28/12
6. San Francisco, 8/29/12
   Chicago Sox, 8/29/12
   Oakland, 8/29/12
7. Baltimore, 8/30/12
   Tampa Bay, 8/30/12
   St. Louis, 8/30/12
8. LA Dodgers, 8/31/12
   LA Angels, 8/31/12
   Detroit, 8/31/12
   Pittsburgh, 8/31/12
9. Arizona, 9/5/12
   Milwaukee, 9/5/12
   Seattle, 9/5/12
10. Philadelphia, 9/7/12
11. San Diego, 9/9/12
12. NY Mets, 9/10/12
13. Kansas City, 9/12/12
    Toronto, 9/12/12
    Boston, 9/12/12
14. Miami, 9/14/12
15. Minnesota, 9/19/12
    Cleveland, 9/19/12
16. Chicago Cubs, 9/23/12

Today's key games:

• St. Louis at Houston
• Arizona at Colorado