No MLB talk throughout the regular season? Odd.
Here's where we finish after 162 games.
National League:
#1. San Francisco Giants (NL West winner)
#2. Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central winner)
#3. Atlanta Braves (NL East winner)
#4. Los Angeles Dodgers (NL Wild Card host)
#5. St. Louis Cardinals (NL Wild Card visitor)
American League:
#1. Tampa Bay Rays (AL East winner)
#2. Houston Astros (AL West winner)
#3. Chicago White Sox (AL Central winner)
#4. Boston Red Sox (AL Wild Card host)
#5. New York Yankees (AL Wild Card visitor)
The Yankees and the Red Sox finished with identical records, but the game will be held at Fenway because the Red Sox have the better head-to-head record. Their game kicks off the postseason on October 5.
The National League Wild Card game between the Dodgers and the Cardinals will take place October 6. The 106-56 Dodgers this season broke the record for most wins for a second place team. They have the benefit of the Wild Card which many of the past teams they beat did not have.
ALDS (Starts October 7):
Astros Vs. White Sox & Rays Vs. Yankees/Red Sox
NLDS (Starts October 8 ):
Braves Vs. Brewers & Giants Vs. Dodgers/Cardinals
My Wild Card picks are Boston and the Dodgers.