The final weekend of the 2018 MLB regular season , is about to go down , and I am so excited, because their are down to the wire races all over the place !
Let’s get into it
AL:
It’s already set, the Boston Red Sox will get the number 1 seed, and face the winner of the October 3rd Wild Card game , between the A’s and the Yankees.
Home field has yet to be determined, but the Yankees magic number to clinch home field is down to 1, so they are expected to clinch that , over the weekend in Boston. Meanwhile , the Houston Astros ( AL West winner), and the Cleveland Indians ( AL Central winner), will face off in the ALDS , with game 1 being in Houston.
Meanwhile, the A’s will face the Angles, in Anaheim.
NL:
This is Crazy !
NL standing:
Chicago Cubs ( clinches playoff berth, but only lead By one game in NL Central ) 93-66
Atlanta Braves 89-70 ( Clinched NL East )
Colorado Rockies 89-70 ( lead NL West, but only by 1 game)
MilwaukeeBrewers 92-67( clinched playoff berth, but trail Cubs by 1 game in NL Central)
Los Angeles Dogers 88-71( trail NL West by 1 game, but lead by 1 game for the second wild card spot )
St Louis Cardinals 87-72( Trail Dodgers by 1 game for the last WC spot)
As you can see, we have the possibility of a 5 way tie , after the season ends on Sunday !
How can that happen?
For the big tie , it will need Rockies go 1-2, Dodgers go 2-1, and the Cardinals go 3-0, Cubs must go 0-3, while the Brewers go 1-2.
What will happen if the tie actually happens ?
The MLB would want to decide Divisions first , and home Field for the one game playoffs would be decided by head to head record during the regular season .
So it would be this
Monday:
Brewers vs Cubs ( winner wins NL Central )
Rockies vs Dodgers ( winner wins NL West )
Tuesday:
The losers of those two games , play each other in the WC game , with the winner of that game , facing the winner of the NL Central in the NLDS.
Key series over the weekend :
Yankees vs Red Sox
Athletics vs Angeles
Cardinals vs Cubs
Tigers vs Brewers
Nationals vs Rockies
Dogers vs Giants
Magic numbers :
3: Cubs clinch NL Central, Dodgers clinch WC, Rockies clinch NL West.
Other news:
Postseason tickets are already on sale in Houston for games 1 and 2, of the ALDS against the Indians , and Astros nation, showed their eagerness, as the first two games , sold out in only 5 minutes!!!!!!
Judge tops jersey sales again!
For the second straight season, Yankees right fielder , Aaron Judge’s Jersey was top of the selling charts again!
Below , is the full list of the top 10 jerseys in the MLB for 2018!!
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