Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday night, when the Boston Red Sox meet the New York Yankees in the American League wild-card game at Fenway Park.
That matchup was not set until Sunday, after a flurry of tiebreaker scenarios disintegrated and left the longtime rivals as the last teams standing in the AL wild-card chaos.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, the defending World Series champions, return to the postseason this year, along with the Tampa Bay Rays. The St. Louis Cardinals, who were red-hot in the final days of the regular season, and San Francisco Giants, who have been a steady force all year, are also in.