If the MLB playoffs began today
Post-season picture taking shape
Who's in, who's out, and what matchups would be on tap if the baseball playoffs began today? Take a look at the seedings as they stand after games played on Wednesday.
*The top seeds in each league will face the winner of a one-game playoff between the two wild card teams. The wild card games will be held on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5.
American League
No. 1 seed x-Texas Rangers (AL West) vs. Wild Card winner
Wild Card No. 1 Baltimore Orioles vs. Wild Card No. 2 Toronto Blue Jays
No. 2 seed x-Boston Red Sox (AL East) vs. No. 3 seed: x-Cleveland Indians (AL Central)
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
National League
No. 1 seed *-Chicago Cubs (NL Central) vs. Wild Card winner
Wild Card No. 1 New York Mets vs. Wild Card No. 2 San Francisco Giants
No. 2 seed x-Washington Nationals (NL East) vs. No. 3 seed: x-Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West)
x-clinched division
*-clinched division and best league record
y-clinched wild card