The MLB playoff bracket is now fully complete as the wild-card matchups were set following Tuesday’s games.
The Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of their doubleheader and the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Boston Red Sox, thus clinching the number five and six seed, respectively, in the American League.
The San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants to officially clinch the number five seed ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League.
MLB expanded the playoffs to 12 teams after the lockout earlier this spring. With the bracket finalized, here are the playoff matchups ahead of the start of the wild-card series on Oct. 7.
The start times for the wild-card games have yet to be announced.
AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD-CARD SERIES (OCT. 7)
Best of three
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays
NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD-CARD SERIES (OCT. 7)
Best of three
Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres at New York Mets
AL DIVISION SERIES (OCT. 11)
Best of five
Mariners/Blue Jays at Houston Astros
Rays/Guardians at New York Yankees
NL DIVISION SERIES (OCT. 11)
Best of five
Padres/Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Phillies/Cardinals at Atlanta Braves