MLB Live Blog: Follow all the drama on the final day of the regular season
Major League Baseball envisioned an exciting final day of the regular season when it scheduled all the Game 162s to start at the same time. That exciting final day is here. And we’ve got a live blog so you can follow all the meaningful action from baseball’s final day.
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If you missed our rundown of what still needs to be decided, eight teams have something to play for (more on that below). You ready for a fun few hours, baseball fans? Strap in and keep this live blog going as your MLB second-screen experience. Opinions from our experts will be featured here, plus beat reporters for all eight teams with something on the line Sunday.
Here’s a brief list of which teams have something to play for Sunday:
• Texas Rangers: Clinch AL West with a win or Astros loss.
• Houston Astros: Win gives them either a wild-card berth or a tie for AL West title.
• Los Angeles Angels: Win against Texas and a Houston loss sends them to tiebreaker for the AL wild card.
• New York Yankees: Can clinch home-field in wild-card game with a win.
• Pittsburgh Pirates: Can clinch home-field in wild-card game with a win or Cubs loss.
• Chicago Cubs: If they win and Pirates lose, they host the NL wild-card game.
• Kansas City Royals: Can clinch overall AL home-field with a win or Blue Jays loss.
• Toronto Blue Jays: Can clinch overall AL home-field with a win and Royals loss.
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