MLB Announces Schedule for Wild Card Series Games, Including Matchups for Chicago Cubs, White Sox
The Cubs and White Sox both open on the road, with Chicago teams facing San Diego and Houston in best-of-three series.
- As the 2026 MLB regular season reaches its final day, 10 teams have already clinched postseason spots while two critical races remain undecided: the AL West division title and the final NL wild-card berth.
- Houston Astros manager Joe Espada's team entered Sunday tied with the Texas Rangers at 80-81 but controls the AL West by holding the head-to-head tiebreaker; Houston clinches with a win over the Athletics or a Rangers loss to Minnesota.
- Philadelphia Phillies control their own destiny for the NL wild-card spot by beating the Tampa Bay Rays or seeing the Arizona Diamondbacks lose; the Diamondbacks entered Game 162 still one game back after losing to San Diego on Saturday.
- Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell's team and the Chicago White Sox both clinched postseason berths, marking only the fourth time in MLB history both teams made the postseason in the same year; Cubs face the Padres, White Sox head to Houston.
- Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, the seventh player in MLB history to reach 40-40 status, led the majors in bWAR , while 20-year-old Ethan Salas of the San Diego Padres will become the youngest catcher ever to appear in the postseason.
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By DAVID BRANDT Eight teams remain in the hunt for a World Series title. The Atlanta Braves knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies for a 6-2 win in Game 3 of their best-of-three Wild Card Series on Thursday night, and they’ll face the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-five Division Series that begins […]
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Sep 30, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Chicago White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth (10) rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Houston Astros in the sixth inning during game two of the Wildcard round for the 2026 MLB Playoffs at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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