The best-of-three game Wild Card Playoff schedule will begin Friday when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will host the San Diego Padres in the National League. The 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves receive “byes” into the Divisional Round.
The A.L. match-ups will see Cleveland hosting Tampa Bay. Toronto will meet Seattle. The New York Yankees and Houston Astros receive “byes”.