Blue Jays
Season over · playoffs continueThe Blue Jays' season is over, but October baseball rolls on. Toronto were eliminated from playoff contention with a 4–2 loss to the Orioles on 23 September, as reported by CP24.
Milwaukee are two wins from the World Series, leading the Dodgers 2–0 in the NLCS after 2–1 and 7–4 wins. Game 3 is Wednesday 14 October at 8pm ET in Los Angeles, so a result is not in yet.
In the American League, Tampa Bay levelled the ALCS on Tuesday with a 3–1 Game 2 win over Cleveland at Tropicana Field, after the Guardians took Game 1 7–3. The series moves to Cleveland, Game 3 on Thursday 15 October, first pitch 6pm; Griffin Jax starts for the Rays against Gavin Williams.
- NLCS: Milwaukee lead Dodgers 2–0; Game 3 Wed 14 Oct, 8pm ET in LA
- ALCS: tied 1–1 (Cleveland 7–3, Rays 3–1 on 13 Oct); Game 3 Thu 15 Oct, 6pm in Cleveland
- World Series Game 1: Fri 23 Oct (as listed 13 Oct)
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Baseball is played between two teams of nine across nine innings. In each innings one team bats and the other fields, and a half-innings ends after three outs. The pitcher throws to the batter, who tries to hit the ball and run round four bases to score.
Major League Baseball has 30 teams in two leagues. Twelve teams make the postseason. After the wild-card round come the division series, the league championship series and the World Series.
The regular season is 162 games, so single results matter less than in football and the best teams still lose about 60 games.
The postseason has 12 teams: three division winners and three wild cards from each league. The Wild Card round is best-of-three, the Division Series best-of-five, and the League Championship Series and World Series best-of-seven.