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2062 FINAL DAY DRAMA: NL Wild Card Comes Down to the Wire
By Marcus Chen, Baseball Weekly
While the American League playoff picture is set, the National League's final spot remains up for grabs. Here's what we know:
AMERICAN LEAGUE FIELD SET
Baltimore (101-60) - East champs, top seed
Sacramento (95-66) - West champs
Carolina (89-72) - Central champs
Nashville (83-78) - South champs
Cleveland (92-69) - First Wild Card
Portland (89-72) - Second Wild Card
NATIONAL LEAGUE DRAMA
Today's Critical Games:
Cubs (89-72) vs Montreal
Albuquerque (88-73) at Colorado
Scenarios:
Cubs win: They clinch final Wild Card
Cubs lose + Albuquerque wins: Game 163 in Chicago tomorrow
Cubs lose + Albuquerque loses: Cubs clinch
The Cubs control their destiny at Wrigley, but they're facing a Montreal team that won their division. Meanwhile, Albuquerque has the unenviable task of trying to win at Colorado, where the Rockies are 98-63 and looking to maintain momentum heading into the playoffs.
PLAYOFF PICTURE IF CUBS WIN
NL Bracket:
St. Louis (100-61) awaits NLCS opponent
Colorado (98-63) awaits NLDS opponent
Cincinnati (96-65) vs Chicago/Albuquerque*
AL Bracket:
Baltimore awaits ALCS opponent
Sacramento vs Cleveland/Portland winner
*Final seeding to be determined
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