Despite experiencing numerous hurdles along the way, Major League Baseball managed to wrap up its 2020 60-game regular season on Sunday. The league announced the playoff bracket shortly after, with the postseason baseball scheduled to kick off on Tuesday 29th with American League Wild Card games.
The last matchday of the regular season saw plenty of excitement, especially in the National League where St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers managed to lock up the remaining two playoff spots.
Cardinals got the 5-2 win in a head-to-head duel against the Brewers, leaving Milwaukee to hope for help from other teams. San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies needed wins to clinch the final postseason ticket, but neither team managed to get the job done, allowing the Brewers to get in with a 29-31 record.
Cardinals will now face San Diego Padres in the wild-card game, while Brewers meet the first-seeded LA Dodgers. Check out the rest of the NL playoff picture below.
In American League, Minnesota Twins clinched the AL Central title for the second straight year despite losing 5-3 to Cincinnati Reds. This was thanks to Chicago Cubs and their 10-8 win over Chicago White Sox.
The Twins will now play against Houston Astros, while White Sox fell in the lower part of the seeding pool and play against Oakland Athletics. Take a look at AL matchups below.
