Playoff Picture Takes Shape: โWild Card Series Set
NEW YORK/SAN DIEGO/CINCINNATI โ – The Majorโฃ League Baseball playoff field is โbeginning โtoโฃ crystallize, with the Wild Card Series โฃmatchups โnow set โคfollowing the โconclusion of regular season play.โ The Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers have earned directโ classification toโ the Division Series, receivingโค byes after strong regular seasons.
This new playoff format, implemented in recent years, expands the postseasonโ to 12 teams – six in each league – and introduces a best-of-three Wild card Series to determine which teams advance to the โฃDivision Series. The stakes are high,as each series winnerโ will move on to face a top-seeded team in a five-game Division Series.
American League Wildโ Card Series:
* Red Soxโ vs.Yankees:
* Game 1: Tuesday, September 30 at 4:08 p.m.
โ * โค โค Game โ2: Wednesday, October 1 at 4:08 p.m.
* โข Game 3: Thursday, October 2 at 4:08 p.m.*
*โ Tigers vs. Guardians:
โค *โ Game 1: Tuesday, September 30โข at 11:08 โคa.m.
โค โฃ* Game 2: Wednesday, October 1โข at 11:08 a.m.
โ * โค Game 3: thursday, October 2 at 11:08 a.m.*
national League Wild Card Series:
* Padresโ vs. Cubs:
โ * โ Game 1: Tuesday,โ September 30 at 1:08 p.m.
โ * โฃ โ Game 2: wednesday,โข October 1 at 1:08 p.m.
* Gameโ 3: Thursday, October 2 at 1:08 p.m.*
* โข Redsโ vs. โDodgers:
* Game 1: Tuesday, September 30 at 7:08 โฃp.m.
* โ Game 2: Wednesday, Octoberโ 1โ at 7:08 โp.m.
โค โฃ โข* Game 3: Thursday,October 2 โฃat 7:08 p.m.*
*game โข3 will โbe played โonly โif necessary, as each series is a best-of-three.
Division Series Matchups:
* The winner โof Padres vs. Cubs willโ face the Milwaukee โBrewers.
* The โwinner of reds vs. Dodgers will face the Phillies.
* The winner ofโค Red โSox vs. Yankees will face the Toronto Blue Jays.
* The winner ofโ Tigersโค vs. Guardians โฃwill face the Mariners.
