The team that won the season series between the two is named the division champion. Within the Series: If the teams split their seasonal series equally, the team with the better record overall within the division wins the title. And if they're still tied, the team with the better record in the final 81 games is declared the winner.
If they're still tied, that scenario is extended back to 82 games, 83 games, 84 games, and so on. The Division Series is a best-of-five series. The team with the best overall record gets the top seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs. It hosts Games 1, 2, and 5 in the Division Series round and faces off against that league's wild-card team. The remaining two divisional champs also square off against one another in a best-of-five matchup.
Home-field advantage in that series is given to the team with the second-best season record; it hosts Games 1, 2, and 5 in its series. The two winning teams advance to the League Championship Series. The team with the best record in each league will have home-field advantage.
In the event that a wild-card team has the better record than the other qualifying team that is a division champion, the division champion still gets the advantage and hosts Games 1, 2, 6, and 7. Prior to the season, a home-field advantage games 1, 2, 6, and 7 alternated every year between the leagues.
A rule change that year altered that approach, giving home-field advantage to the league that won that year's All-Star Game. MLB changed the rules again in Now, the home-field advantage goes to the team that has the better overall regular-season record.
The first team to win four games in the best-of-seven-game series becomes the Major League champion. The World Series, pitting the Chicago Cubs against the Cleveland Indians, was noteworthy because it was the first time those two teams had met in the championship. It was also Chicago's first World Series title since The first World Series was played in , and the winners of the American League and National League met in what was then a best-of-nine series. The only instance in which the better record does not host first would be in the odd case that:.
This penultimate series determines which team will represent the National League in the World Series. The National League Championship Series was first played in , when it was a best-of-five series played between the East and West division winners. In , it was changed to be a best-of-seven series. The Rays, meanwhile, lost to the Dodgers in the World Series last year but won games in The Red Sox have won four titles since , most of any team, with their last coming in -- which was also their last playoff appearance.
They snuck into the playoffs with a comeback victory on the final day of the season, but they will have to take down the rival Yankees and Rays just to reach the ALCS. Louis has made the World Series four times since , losing to the Red Sox twice and winning its other two appearances. Here are the full odds to win the World Series:. Editor's note: All odds are provided by our partner, PointsBet.
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This could go horribly wrong in a hurry, especially with the uncertainty of the single elimination wild card format. Things get even more difficult in the next round. The Braves were a nice story during the regular season after battling so many injuries, but they played in the worst division and have the worst record of any team in the playoffs. The Brewers advance to face the Giants.
On the AL side of the bracket, the Rays will dispatch the Red Sox in what should be a relatively easy series. Not exactly the sexy, big market matchups MLB might want, but there will be some great baseball played. Milwaukee has an incredible pitching staff featuring three starters that have an ERA under three and closer Josh Hader is 34 for 35 on save attempts.
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