Gerrit Cole #45 of the Houston Astros pitches in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 29 in Anaheim, California. There's less than one week left in the regular season, and the hunt for the postseason is hotter than ever.The Nationals clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday night after defeating the Phillies 4–1 at home. They'll have home-field advantage for the NLDS and will face the winner of the NL Central, which is shaping up to be an extremely tight race.Heading into their final two games, the Cardinals hold a slim one-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. MLB Playoff Picture 2019: Wild Card Standings, Current Matchups More The final day of the 2019 regular season is here, and the chase for the National League Central division title … Since then, they have fallen 10 times to New York, with the … The Twins' last playoff win occurred in Game 1 of the 2004 ALDS against the Yankees. Due to the strike in 1981, the season was split into two halves and playoff seedings were determined using the winners from each half.
Minnesota and Cleveland of the AL Central can both make the playoffs, but the only way in for Tampa Bay is the wild card.
Will your favorite team reach the postseason? ""If they can't do it this year, when is it ever going to happen? The Division Series of the MLB playoffs get underway on Thursday and there is no shortage of narratives accompanying the first round of the postseason.The Los Angeles Dodgers aim to become only the first time to reach the World Series three years in a row since the New York Yankees achieved the feat between 1998 and 2001.The Dodgers will also hope to go one better than they did in the last two seasons, when they lost the World Series to the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox respectively.The Astros are one of four teams to have won 100 regular season games this year and arrive into the postseason looking to win a second title in three years.The Yankees, meanwhile, have breached the 100-win threshold this season and are hoping to reach the World Series for the first time in a decade.The Minnesota Twins, their opponent in the Division Series, meanwhile, will not be looking that far ahead.Minnesota has won its first divisional title since 2010 but hasn't won a playoff series since 2002 and has lost its last 13 postseason games—tying an MLB record.Here's how experts think the postseason will pan out.The Yankees have won the American League East title comfortably, but "Getting to the Yankees early and undermining the leveraged opportunities for Boone's bullpen is the best path to beating New York. The last time these two teams met was in the 2017 AL Wild Card game, an 8-4 drubbing that the Twins will seek to avenge here in 2019.For the second year in a row, the Athletics are in via the Wild Card, but there's still plenty to be determined. They'll have their work cut out for them squaring off against the Athletics, but if they can secure home-field advantage over the final two games, they'll put themselves in prime position to move on to the ALDS.Another year, another dominant performance by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gerrit Cole #45 of the Houston Astros pitches in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 29 in Anaheim, California. There's less than one week left in the regular season, and the hunt for the postseason is hotter than ever.The Nationals clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday night after defeating the Phillies 4–1 at home. They'll have home-field advantage for the NLDS and will face the winner of the NL Central, which is shaping up to be an extremely tight race.Heading into their final two games, the Cardinals hold a slim one-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. MLB Playoff Picture 2019: Wild Card Standings, Current Matchups More The final day of the 2019 regular season is here, and the chase for the National League Central division title … Since then, they have fallen 10 times to New York, with the … The Twins' last playoff win occurred in Game 1 of the 2004 ALDS against the Yankees. Due to the strike in 1981, the season was split into two halves and playoff seedings were determined using the winners from each half.
Minnesota and Cleveland of the AL Central can both make the playoffs, but the only way in for Tampa Bay is the wild card.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Post by Minnesota Twins on Aug 25, 2019 13:07:56 GMT -6. The Indians remain only a half-game back from the Rays, and it looks like the AL wild-card chase will come down to the wire.The Twins remain four games ahead of Cleveland in the American League Central division standings.The Cubs lost their seventh straight game on Tuesday night to put them on the verge of elimination. "For all the questions, the Yankees remain in good position to return to their first World Series since 2009," "They will open against the Twins, a team they have eliminated on five separate occasions since 2003. By Sean Facey | Sep 28 2019. The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics earned playoff spots Friday night, filling out the 10-team field for the Major League Baseball postseason. 2019 MLB Playoff Picture Brackets: American League. 2019 MLB Playoff Picture Brackets: National League.