Major league wild card standings

Well, that was efficient — all four Wild Card Series ended last night when four teams were swept out of the playoffs.

In Major League Baseball MLB , the wild card teams are the three teams in each of the two leagues American and National that have qualified for the postseason despite failing to win their division. Those teams in each league possess the three best winning percentages in their league after the three division winners. The wild card was first instituted in MLB in , with one wild card team per league advancing to the Division Series in the postseason to face a division winner. In , the system was modified to add a second wild card team per league and pit each league's wild card teams against each other in a play-in game — the MLB Wild Card Game — the winner of which would then advance to the Division Series and play the team with the best record. The two teams with the best records outside of the division champions advanced to the wild card game. The two wild card teams could come out of the same division so there was no guarantee a team that came in second place in their division would make the playoffs.

Major league wild card standings

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The Marlins got this far despite an uneven and truncated season from their best player, reigning Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara. Inthe system was modified to add a second wild card team per league and pit each league's wild card teams against each other in a play-in game — the MLB Wild Card Game — the winner of which would then advance to the Division Series and play the team with the best record, major league wild card standings.

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With about three weeks to go until the MLB playoffs begin, a few key races remain very much in flux, while others have shored up since we checked in last week. But what if the MLB regular season ended Monday? The third-seeded Twins would play the Mariners No. The NL wild-card games would pit the Brewers No. Kepner: Pulled back to the ballpark, for a day of Phillies-Braves.

Major league wild card standings

Thanks to victories by the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros and Miami Marlins on Saturday, those team punched postseason tickets — while the Toronto Blue Jays gained entry thanks to the Rangers' elimination of the Seattle Mariners with a victory. Just two playoff scenarios are in question: The AL West champion will be determined by Sunday's nd game, with the Rangers needing just a win over Seattle to clinch; an Astros loss at Arizona would also give Texas the division title. And the No. A Miami win at Pittsburgh would ensure Miami clinches the fifth seed and opens the playoffs at Philadelphia. A Miami loss and Arizona win would give the Diamondbacks a half-game edge and perhaps force the Marlins to make up the last inning of a game they lead against the New York Mets on Monday. Major League Baseball has not yet stipulated whether that game will occur should that scenario play out Sunday.

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A purportedly aberrational season can branch out in different directions. They will face the Atlanta Braves. The Rangers were a fluke because they finished below. It was audacious and risky. Arizona Diamondbacks def. The yellow towels that were waving frantically just a minute earlier were out of sight. The faith in Peralta on the third time through the D-Backs order could be costly. Phillies Gregory Soto and J. However, if the division winner with the league's best record and the wild card team came from the same division, the wild card would face the second-best division winner in the league. HOUSTON — After sweeping the Toronto Blue Jays at Target Field for their first playoff win since and their first postseason series win since , the Minnesota Twins stepped up in weight class and went on the road to test their newfound playoff prosperity against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros. Bleacher Report. The specific procedure is to be determined. They will face the Baltimore Orioles. It would bring scrutiny.

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Tampa Bay Rays. Brewers manager Craig Counsell stuck with his starter, Freddy Peralta. Bleacher Report. However, an expanding number of teams in MLB over the years made making the playoffs increasingly difficult. Arizona saw 35 Kershaw pitches. The system was changed in to add a third wild card team from each league, along with replacing the play-in game with three-game series. Moreno is Arizona's everyday backstop, and posted a. The wild card was first instituted in MLB in , with one wild card team per league advancing to the Division Series in the postseason to face a division winner. The Phillies had a firm hold on the series when Bryson Stott ended all of the suspense in the sixth inning of Game 2. There was life inside American Family Field. Realmuto, because the catcher needed to know. The yellow towels that were waving frantically just a minute earlier were out of sight.