October 7, NL Wild Card Game:
Arizona closer Seth Elledge loaded the bases with nobody out in the 9th - and nearly got out of it, getting a force at home and a strikeout - but gave up a 2-out grand slam to Gary Sanchez to give the Phillies the win and a date with the MLB-best 104-win Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. St. Louis will host San Diego in other NLDS.
October 8, AL Wild Card Game:
And it will be the Cleveland Indians taking on the Rays in the ALDS as they broke open a 2-2 game in the 7th with 6 runs, capped by a 3-run blast from former Ray Christian Arroyo after Lewis Brinson had homered to tie the game in the 6th. Kantaro Yokoyama was one of the AL's top pitchers this year and he got the win with a 6.1 6 2 2 2 5 peformance. Luckily for the Rays, they'll only see him once in the ALDS and it'll be nice to face someone other than the Mariners or the Blue Jays in the opening round as they've done the last 4 years. The Angels will host the Twins in the other ALDS.