Texas Falls 6–4 in 12 Innings; Wild Card Run All But Over

Texas battled Miami into extra innings Friday night but came up short, leaving the Rangers too far behind to realistically ...

White Sox Help Trim Cubs Magic Number To Clinch Top Wild Card Seed

The Chicago Cubs are making their road to clinching the top wild card seed in the National League a difficult one.   Chicago and Cincinnati traded runs for the ...
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Peterson's struggles in focus as Mets cling to 3rd Wild Card

If the Mets make the playoffs, advance through October and win the World Series, David Peterson will have been a significant ...

Batting Around: Can anyone steal the wild card from the Mets? Giants, Reds, Diamondbacks in the hunt

Not only do they have the easiest remaining schedule of the NL wild card contenders, but the Reds and the Diamondbacks have ...

Mets’ belief in their wild-card bona fides won’t be swayed

If the season ended today, the Mets would be in as the National League’s third wild card team under the expanded postseason ...

Padres Predicted to Upset NL Powerhouse in Wild Card Round

Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly predicts the San Diego Padres to knock the NL Central's Chicago Cubs out of the Wild Card round in October. The Padres split the sea ...

The Mets kept a passing lane open in the race for the NL’s final wild-card spot. Will any team take it?

If not for the Mets, the road would be full of blockades, leaving the Diamondbacks, Giants and Reds unable to advance. But ...
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Tong's superb bounceback start gives Mets Wild Card boost

In the raw, emotional moments following Jonah Tong’s last start, veteran teammate Sean Manaea approached the rookie to offer ...