Baseball, Mlb: two playoffs are needed to determine the playoff grid
A 162-game season is not enough to establish the Central and Western Division's winners in the National League: the Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee and Los Angeles-Colorado play-offs are played tonight
A queue in the queue in the Major League, the longest championship in the world. 162 regular season matches were not enough to define the post-season scenario: for the first time in history, four National League teams (where the only sure winner is Atlanta, in the East Division) will have to play today to define the pairings of the Division Series. Everything will depend on who will win the 163th game, between Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee and Los Angeles and Colorado. Curiously, two play-offs, two dry but very important and heavy games at Wrigley Field and Dodger Stadium. To win them would mean to win the Central and the West Division, losing it would postpone the hope of the post season only via wild card playoff, all that is in other 9 innings without more appeal. All this because after the season there was a "draw" between total victories and defeats. The Dodgers, finalists beaten by Houston in the 2017 World Series, also play to become for the sixth time West Division winners: if the Californians will beat the Rockies (author of a 12-0 on Washington with cycle of the outer center Charlie Blackmon, first players to succeed in the 162th game) then play against the Atlanta Braves. Today's match will be immediately entrusted to the pitcher Walker Buehler: in front of Nolan Arenado, leader of the outfield in the NL with 37.
THE SITUATION - Regular season final table - American. ED: Boston 108-54, NY Yankees 100-62, Tampa 90-72, Toronto 73-89, Baltimore 47-115; CD: Cleveland 91-71, Minnesota 78-84, Detroit 64-98, Chicago White Sox 62-100, Kansas City 58-104; WD: Houston 103-59, Oakland 97-65, Seattle 89-73, Anaheim 80-82, Texas 67-95.
National. ED: Atlanta 90-72, Washington 82-80, Philadelphia 80-82, NY Mets 77-85, Miami 63-98; CD: Chicago Cubs 95-67, Milwaukee 95-67, St. Louis 88-74, Pittsburgh 82-79, Cincinnati 67-95; WD: Colorado 91-71, LA Dodgers 91-71, Arizona 82-80, San Francisco 73-89, San Diego 66-96. Playoffs - Today. NL: Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee, Los Angeles-Colorado. Playoff (from tomorrow) - Division Series (out of 5). American: Cleveland-Houston, Boston-vinc. playoff wild card NY Yankees-Oakland. National: Atlanta c. Colorado / Los Angeles, vinc. Division Central vs vinc. wild card.
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