What happens if yankees and baltimore tie for division

The Red Sox clearly would choose to be Club A. Two bites at the apple and one home game? It's a clear advantage. As easy a choice as it theoretically -- two chances to win is better than one -- being Club B could mean having to play win-and-get-in games on back-to-back days in Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium. This is very specific and not that likely. Because the tiebreaker is combined record in games not against the other two teams, the draft order would be Yankees, Mariners, Blue Jays.

A and B would face off in a win-or-go-home game, and the winner would host C, with the victor there going on the road to face the top wild card. Club A would at least get some consideration, because if you value home-field advantage in the pre-wild-card round, you'd have it. It's kind of a milquetoast result, compared to what could be. The teams would get to choose whether they're Club A, B, C or D based on the combined winning percentage against the other three teams.

Club A would host Club B. Club C would host Club D. The winners would play in the Wild Card Game. The winner of that would face the Rays. In this scenario, all five teams that are alive make it. If it happens, the four-team tiebreaker would be in play.

Continue to go back one intraleague game at a time until any ties have been broken. Home field advantage will be determined by the rules above for a two-team tiebreaker. The loser of the game will be declared a Wild Card. One tiebreak game will be played to determine the Division Champion. A second tiebreak game will be played between the loser of the game to determine the Division Champion and the team from the other division at the ballpark of the team in the other division to determine the Wild Card.

The loser of the game and the team from the other division will both be declared Wild Cards. Home field advantage in the Wild Card game will be determined by the rules above for a two-team tiebreaker. Two tiebreak games will be played. One will feature the two Clubs tied for the Division to determine the Division Champion, and the other will feature the other two Clubs outside the division.

Home field advantage in each game will be determined by the rules above for a two-team tiebreaker. A third tiebreak game will be played between the loser of the game to determine the Division Champion and the winner of the game between the two Clubs outside the division at the ballpark of the team outside the division to determine the Wild Card.

One will feature the two Clubs tied for the Division to determine the Division Champion, and the other will feature the other two Clubs outside the division to determine one Wild Card Club. A third tiebreak game will be played between the loser of the game to determine the Division Champion and the loser of the game between the two Clubs outside the division to determine the second Wild Card Club.

So, yeah. The Dodgers need the Giants to lose two games against the Padres to have any shot. One win guarantees the Giants a tie, two guarantees the division title. The reason for so many scenarios is this: None of the four teams plays each other, so all four could go or all four could go or any combination in between. There are no tiebreakers in determining actual playoff berths; if two or more teams are tied for the last spot in the postseason, there will be a tiebreaker game or games.

Now, if two teams tie for the No. The Yankees are obviously in great shape, as they should be after going on the road and sweeping the Red Sox, then taking two of three in Toronto in another huge series. The Red Sox are in the process of giving away their seat at the table. View all AL East Sites. More AL Central News ».

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