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     • Heading into Monday's action, the Cubs hold a 71-66 record. They have cut the gap between themselves and the final spot in the National League Wild Card race to just three games. Ahead of them are both the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. The Braves currently hold the final Wild Card position, with the Mets just one game behind them.
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   Does MLB have a wild card game?

   • No, the single-elimination Wild Card Game, which was in use from 2012-19 and again in ’21, was replaced by a best-of-three Wild Card Series. How are the teams seeded? How do the MLB playoffs work? The Nos. 1 and 2 seeds will receive first-round byes and advance directly to the Division Series.

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   How many teams are in a wild card game?

   • The bracket-style postseason involves 12 teams (six from each league) -- an increase from 10 teams (five in each league) in the previous format. That includes the three division winners in each league and three Wild Card teams per league. Does the Wild Card Game still exist?

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   How many NL Wild Card spots are there between the Cubs & Braves?

   • The Cubs enter play Thursday five games behind the Braves for the third and final NL Wild Card spot. The Diamondbacks and Padres are tied with each other, two games ahead of the Braves, for the other two spots. And there are still four teams between the Cubs and Braves in the NL standings.

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   Should the World Series be a wild-card playoff?

   • The current playoff format has benefited the wild-card teams in the past two years, as three of the four World Series participants started in that round. A handful of top-tier teams would love to end the wild-card trend by reaching the Fall Classic, but the top two sides in each league have to wait until Saturday to hit the field again.

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   What is a three-game Wild-Card series?

   • The three-game wild-card series will advance two teams in the American and National Leagues into the divisional series. The current playoff format has benefited the wild-card teams in the past two years, as three of the four World Series participants started in that round.

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   What is a wild card series Game?

   • Each Wild Card Series game will be played in the home park of the team with the higher seed (so, the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds will have the hosting duties). The games will be scheduled to take place in a three-day window so that the division winners with byes are not forced to wait around longer than is beneficial.

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   Find playoff schedules for the Wild Card Series, American League Division Series, National League Division Series, American League Championship Series, National League Championship Series, and World Series, and find out where to watch them or buy playoff tickets.

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   Sep 30, 2024 · The wild-card round takes place in three consecutive days from Tuesday to Thursday. A year ago, all four of the wild-card series ended in two games. Only one of the eight series in the current ...

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   Sep 25, 2024 · How many teams make the MLB playoffs? The bracket-style postseason involves 12 teams (six from each league) -- an increase from 10 teams (five in each league) in the previous format. That includes the three division winners in each league and three Wild Card teams per league.

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   Aug 23, 2024 · The NL Central title and the first two wild-card spots are out of reach at this point. But the third wild-card spot is still in play. The Cubs trail by 5½ games with 34 remaining.

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