In both of the previous two seasons, the Braves failed to advance beyond the division series.
Cubs must-read: Inside Yu Darvish's return to elite status as the Cubs' ace. Ed Delahanty won the 1899 NL title and a disputed 1902 title in the AL. 4 seed to start the postseason in their ballpark. He ended up falling one-third of an inning short of qualifying for the ERA title, but his ERA rose from 1.77 to 2.11 anyway. Cubs at White Sox, 8 p.m. (ESPN2). Miami, which closes with three at Yankee Stadium, holds the tiebreaker over Philly, which plays three at Tampa Bay this weekend. The World Series matchups we most (and least) want to see, How A.J. With that in mind, we here at CBS Sports will keep you apprised of the postseason picture on a daily basis from now through the end of the regular season. • The Marlins can clinch a postseason berth with a win over the Yankees AND a Phillies loss to the Rays.
NBC Sports . The matchups are slowly being settled, and we’ll have everything sorted out by the end of the coming weekend. The World Series will be played at the Rangers' Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The 2020 MLB playoffs are less than a week away, even though it seems like the regular season has barely kicked off. Anyone can fill out an MLB Playoffs bracket template. The season does not end today, but if it did, the postseason brackets would look like this: American LeagueNo. MLB standings 2020: Updated playoff bracket, magic numbers as of Sept. 17 Ryan Fagan 1 day ago Florida Woman Swims Away From Hurricane Sally Flood With 1-year-Old Grandson On Her Back After securing their first AL West crown since 2013, the A's are still in the mix for one of the AL's top two seeds. Copy Link. The World Series will then happen in Arlington.
3 Athletics* vs. No. Featured Columnist September 21, 2020 Comments. They finish with three against the Cubs. 3 Cubs vs. No. Even before they finished their game against the Marlins on Tuesday, the Braves clinched their third straight NL East title when the Phillies were swept in both ends of their doubleheader against the Nationals. The compressed 60-game schedule is down to the final weekend, and the MLB standings are tight heading to the finish, with wild-card positioning, postseason seeding and the rest of the playoff picture at stake. The first round (Wild Card Series) is a best-of-three series with all three games at the higher seed's ballpark. 6 seed in the AL tonight with a win over the Rangers or an Angels loss to the Dodgers. Teams that have clinched a wild card berth have one asterisk (*) next to their name. The A's punched their third straight postseason ticket with a win over the Giants, then clinched the AL West three days later. No. 12:25 pm ET, even home-field advantage is less of an advantage, MLB will play the LDS, LCS, and World Series in a bubble, Star Power Index: In praise of Cruz's HR robe, Reds announcer quits after using anti-gay slur, WATCH: Acuna launches longest HR of 2020 season, Yankees' Boone tossed after furious rant over strike zone, Rodriguez cleared to walk after developing heart issue, Dodgers' Betts No. The American League Wild Card round will start on Tuesday, September 29th and the National League Wild Card round will start on Wednesday, September 29th, and both will run three straight days.