The moment that every fan of the King of Sports has been waiting for all season has arrived. The Wild Card Series in the MLB is just around the corner, so we only need to know the name of the last guests to the Major League postseason and define which teams will play in the World Series in the coming weeks.
The divisional series berths in each league have already been determined. In the American League, the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians will await the teams advancing from the wild card round. In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies are already awaiting divisional series opponents. As for the divisional champions that will be involved in the wild card round, the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers will be the teams competing for a place in the divisional series, the Astros for the American League and Milwaukee for the National League.
The wild card round in the American League is shaping up to be one of the most interesting in recent memory. Detroit and Houston meet for the first time in a postseason series, fighting for the right to face Cleveland in the Divisional Series. In the duels between these teams during the regular season, the Astros held a four-games-to-two advantage over the Tigers.
The other wild card series in the American League pits two rivals who already have postseason history: Royals and Baltimore. Exactly ten years ago they met in the Championship Series, with a more than positive result for Kansas City. This year, the wild card series will be held at Oriole Park, so Baltimore has the advantage over the team led by Matt Quattaro.
The situation in the National League is somewhat more complex, but no less interesting. Milwaukee and San Diego are already awaiting opponents, who will have a heavy workload prior to the start of the series on Tuesday. Milwaukee will face either Arizona or the Mets. On the other hand, San Diego will have to look for its ticket to the Divisional Series against either Atlanta or the Mets, depending on the results of the tiebreaker between Atlanta and New York.
Wild Card Series - How to Bet to Win
At the moment, the first series you can find to bet on are the American League series. The Orioles-Royals series has Baltimore as the favorite, particularly because of the home field in that series. The series between Houston and Detroit follows a similar path, as Houston is considered a favorite to reach the divisional round due to their home field and the fact that they managed to beat Detroit more times during the season.
