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A one-game playoff, sometimes known as a pennant playoff, tiebreaker game or knockout game, is a tiebreaker in certain sports—usually but not always professional—to determine which of two teams, tied in the final standings, will qualify for a post-season tournament. Such a playoff is either a single game or a short series of games (such as ...
The Chicago White Sox celebrate after defeating the Minnesota Twins 1–0 to win the 2008 American League Central. A tie-breaker was required in Major League Baseball (MLB) when two or more teams were tied at the end of the regular season for a postseason position such as a league pennant (prior to the introduction of the League Championship Series in 1969), a division title, or a wild card spot.
Beginning in 2012, a second wild card team was added to each league. [2] The two wild card teams in each league face each other in a one-game playoff, the Wild Card Game, with the winner advancing to meet the number one seed in the Division Series.
The playoffs begin on Tuesday, Oct. 1 with the best-of-three wild card series – two in each league. Here's a full look at the MLB postseason picture: AL wild card standings. Top three reach playoffs
The two wild card teams in each league faced each other in a one-game playoff. The Wild Card Game winner advanced to play the best-ranked division winner in the Division Series. The revised playoff system began with the 2012 season. [4] [5] As mentioned previously, this system was not used during the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MLB's wild-card races are heating up entering the final week of the 2024 season. ... AL wild card standings. Top three reach playoffs. Baltimore Orioles ... (91-66): +4.5 games – clinched ...
Beginning in 2012, a second wild card team was added to each league. [2] The two wild card teams in each league face each other in a one-game playoff, the Wild Card Game, with the winner advancing to meet the number one seed in the Division Series. For the 2020 postseason only, the field expanded to include three second-place teams per division ...
There will be six games played over three days to start the postseason. This marks the fifth year of the 14-team playoff format and the fourth year that one wild card game will be played on Monday ...