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Over/under on the first Bartman reference on Wednesday? I'm going to guess 2 hours before the game starts, during the day's pregame.

And 3 of 5 AL central teams. And none are playing each other in round 1, leaving open the possibility of 7 central teams in the division series. Or none.

Reds beat Twins 5-3, and AL playoffs are set: 1. Rays vs 8. Blue Jays 2. As vs 7. White Sox 3. Twins vs 6. Astros 4. Indians vs 5. Yankees

White Sox lose, putting them 7th, Indians 4th. Twins trailing 5-2 in the 10th,As get 2nd if the score holds Twins 2nd if they win.

Reds-Twins in extras. If Twins win and White Sox lose, Twins-White Sox in first round. If Twins and WS both lose, Twins play Astros . If Twins lose and WS win, Twins play Yankees.

NL playoffs set: 1. Dodgers vs 8. Brewers 2. Braves vs 7. Reds 3. Cubs vs 6. Marlins 4. Padres vs 5. Cardinals

Giants lose, so the Brewers get the 8 seed at 29-31.

Indians win, so if the White Sox lose, the Indians will be the 4 seed and WS 7th. If White Sox win and Twins lose, the WS are the 2 seed and Indians 7th.

Cardinals win clinches 5 seed for them, 6 for Miami, 7 for Reds.

Cards win, they are the 5 seed, Marlins the 6 seed. Blue Jays lose, they are the 8 seed, Yanks the 5 seed.

Phillies lose, and are eliminated from playoff contention. Giants down 5-4 in the bottom of the 8th.

Should have just held off on using him until a low leverage situation in a meaningless game.

yikes, how many days ago were they the #1 seed? A week ago they were the top seed.

I'm looking forward to an NLDS in Texas featuring Cubs vs Reds and Cards vs Brewers.

Since the Marlins are up 3-0 yes definitely if mia/stl win and cin loses, dont we get the reds? No, if STL wins the Cubs get MIA no matter what else happens.

Edited the chart to show the Phillies are playing the Rays, not the Nats. It's essentially the same, but the Rays are a better team, though playing for nothing and may toss out the lineup of "players not expected to see time in the playoffs". Giants and Phillies HAVE to win the make the playoffs. If both lose, the Cards and Brewers are in regardless of that game's results.

Looking forward to a 2-HR game from Hamilton today, one inside the park, one out of the park.

Cubs abandon Wisdom to call up Marquez.

The only other thing the chart doesn't cover: - If MIL wins, they are in the playoffs 100%. Seeding would depend on the rest of the league's results. - If SFG loses, the Cardinals are in and would not play extra games regardless of other results.

Here's a chart of the 32 possible scenarios and how the seeds would shake out in the NL:

If the Reds or Cards win today, the Cubs will play the Marlins. If they both lose, and the Cards either don't play the extra games or split them, the Cubs play the Cards (even if the Marlins lose). If the Cards somehow don't make the playoffs, and the Reds lose and the Marlins win, the Cubs play the Reds.

Giants lose, bumping the Brewers into the 8 spot for now, reducing the Cards magic number to 1, and keeping the Phillies alive for a spot. 4 teams alive for 2 spots going into the last day of the season.

I just want them to lose tomorrow because they’re probably in if they win and I want them to both have a chance to miss the playoffs and to have to play on Monday. They are definitely in with a win and wouldn't have to play the extra games. Even if the Cards lose to the Brewers tomorrow, it would still require at least 1 Giants win to play the Tigers games.

Playoff update 9/26: Current AL seedings (magic #, bold = clinched that seed): 1. Rays 39-20 (X) 2. Twins 36-23 (X) 3. Athletics 35-24 (X) 4. White Sox 35-24 (X) 5. Yankees 33-26 (X) 6. Astros 29-30 (X) 7. Indians 34-25 (X) 8. Blue Jays 32-27 (X) ----------------------------- Eliminated: 9. Mariners 27-32 10. Angels 26-32 11. Royals 25-34 12. Orioles 24-35 13. Tigers 23-34 14. Red Sox 22-36 15. Rangers 21-38 Current NL seedings (magic #, bol = clinched that seed): 1. Dodgers 41-17 (X) 2. Braves 35-23 (X) 3. Cubs 33-26 (X) 4. Padres 35-23 (X) 5. Reds 30-29 (X) 6. Marlins 30-29 (X) 7. Cardinals 29-28 (2) 8. Giants 29-29 (2) ---------------------------- Outside looking in (elimination #): 9. Brewers 29-30 (2) 10. Phillies 28-31 (1) --------------------------- Eliminated: 11. Mets 26-33 12. Rockies 25-33 13. Nationals 25-34 14. Diamondbacks 24-34 15. Pirates 19-40 Final day clinches: AL: - Twins clinch AL Central with a win or White Sox loss, clinch 2 seed with a win or A's and White Sox losses, 4 seed with a loss and White Sox win. - White Sox clinch AL Central and 2 seed with a win and Twins loss, clinch 4 seed with a win or Indians loss, 7 seed with a loss and Indians loss. - A's clinch 2 seed with a win and losses by Twins and White Sox, 3 seed otherwise. - Yankees clinch 5 seed with a win or Blue Jays loss, 8 seed with a loss and Blue Jays win. - Indians clinch 4 seed with a win and White Sox loss, 7 seed otherwise - Blue Jays clinch 5 seed with a win and Yankees loss, 8 seed otherwise NL: - Reds clinch 5 seed with a win and Cardinals loss, they win tiebreakers vs Marlins, Brewers and Giants, lose tiebreaker vs Cards - Marlins clinch 5 seed with a win and Reds loss or Cardinals win, they win tiebreakers vs Cardinals, Brewers and Giants, lose tiebreaker vs Reds - Cards clinch a playoff spot with a win vs Brewers, can still clinch with a loss if Giants lose at least once and/or Cards sweep Tigers. Cards win tiebreakers vs Reds and Giants, lose vs. Marlins, and Brewers still hinges on tomorrow's game. - Brewers clinch a playoff spot with a win and either Giants lose 1 or Cards lose 1 vs Tigers. Brewers can still make playoffs with a loss but would need Giants to lose 2 and Phils to lose tomorrow. Brewers win tiebreaker vs Giants, lose vs Reds and Phillies, Cards hinges on tomorrow's game. - Giants clinch a playoff spot with 2 wins, or a win and Brewers loss or Cards lose 3. Giants lose all tiebreakers. - Phils clinch a playoff spot with a win + Brewers loss + 2 Giants losses. Can only be the 8 seed, and only in that scenario as they win tiebreakers vs Giants and Brewers.

Phils lose again, reducing their playoff chances to almost nothing (need to win tomorrow, and need 2 Giants losses and a Cards win).