NATIONAL LEAGUE
The National League West title and the NL wild card are still up for grabs with one day left in the regular season. Here is where the three teams still in the hunt -- the San Francisco Giants, the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves -- stand at the moment:
San Diego owns a 12-5 series edge over San Francisco.
Atlanta owns a 4-2 series edge over San Diego and a 4-3 edge over San Francisco. Here are the remaining scenarios, including those that could result in tiebreaker games:
SCENARIO NO. 1
Sunday: San Diego beats San Francisco; Philadelphia beats Atlanta
Records:
San Francisco 91-71 | San Diego 91-71 | Atlanta 90-72
Outcome:
San Diego is the NL West champion (wins head-to-head tiebreaker)
San Francisco is the NL wild card
Atlanta is out of the playoffs
After the jump -- more NL scenarios and the AL picture.
SCENARIO NO. 2
Sunday: San Francisco beats San Diego; Philadelphia beats Atlanta
Records:
San Francisco 92-70 | San Diego 90-72 | Atlanta 90-72
Outcome:
San Francisco is the NL West champion
Monday -- San Diego at Atlanta for NL wild card
SCENARIO NO. 3
Sunday: San Diego beats San Francisco; Atlanta beats Philadelphia
Records:
San Francisco 91-71 | San Diego 91-71 | Atlanta 91-71
Outcome:
Monday -- San Francisco at San Diego for NL West title
Tuesday -- SFO/SDG loser at Atlanta for NL wild card
SCENARIO NO. 4
Sunday: San Francisco beats San Diego; Atlanta beats Philadelphia
Records:
San Francisco 92-70 | Atlanta 91-71 | San Diego 90-72
Outcome:
San Francisco is the NL West champion
Atlanta is the NL wild card
San Diego is out of the playoffs
NL Division Series matchups:
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Atlanta at San Francisco
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees are still battling for the AL East crown and for home-field advantage in the AL playoffs. The Yankees' victory over Boston in the first game Saturday guaranteed that the Minnesota Twins can no longer get home-field advantage. The Twins will be the No. 2 seed, while the AL West champion Texas Rangers will be the No. 3 seed. Here is where they stand at the moment:
Tampa Bay owns a 10-8 series edge over New York and a 5-3 edge over Minnesota.
New York owns a 4-2 edge over Minnesota.
SCENARIO NO. 1
Either all three teams finish with the same record or Tampa Bay has the best record.
Outcome:
Tampa Bay is the AL East champion and has home-field advantage
New York is the AL wild card
Minnesota is the No. 2 seed in the AL
AL Division Series matchups:
Texas at Tampa Bay
New York at Minnesota
SCENARIO NO. 2
New York finishes with the best record.
Outcome:
New York is the AL East champion and has home-field advantage
Tampa Bay is the AL wild card
Minnesota is the No. 2 seed in the AL
AL Division Series matchups:
Texas at New York
Tampa Bay at Minnesota