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MLB playoff bracket format, rules and wild-card standings: Live news tracker - The Athletic
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MLB podcaster disappointed with Tampa Bay's poor performance in playoff opener: The Rays were just bad
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Rays clinch playoff berth but lose to Orioles, drop 2 back in AL East
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Quick Shifts: Maple Leafs face demons, mind games, Tampa in Game 6
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First pitch: 3 things I heard after Rangers-Rays Wild Card Game 1
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Analysis: It looks like it'll take all 162 games to decide MLB's postseason races
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MLB Notes: How do 'underdog' Red Sox playoff odds stack up against AL rivals?
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MLB Notes: How do 'underdog' Red Sox playoff odds stack up against AL rivals?
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