MLB just sent out a press release revealing how things would play out if there’s a three-way tie for the two Wild Card spots.
Some of the details for how things were determined are pretty mind-numbing, but ultimately it boils down to this: Tampa Bay would play at Cleveland on Monday, with the winner claiming one of the Wild Card spots. And then on Tuesday the loser of Monday’s game would play at Texas for the second Wild Card spot.
And if there’s a two-way tie for the second Wild Card spot--how boring, I know!--that game would be played Monday, to be hosted by the team that won the season series. That means Tampa Bay would host Cleveland, Texas would host Tampa Bay, and Cleveland would host Texas.
Got all that? Me neither.
