MLB Playoffs 2022: Full Details Here

Major League Baseball playoffs 2022 Scores, bracket, matchups and schedule with Wild Card Series Game.

MLB's postseason started off Friday with the brand-new Wild Card Series. Major League Baseball is using a 12-team playoff format for the first time in 2022,

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8 teams are taking part in the best of 3 wild Card Series. The Phillies, Guardians, Padres and Mariners all took 1-0 series leads in the wild-card round on Friday.

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The Cardinals, Rays, Mets and Blue Jays will try to keep their seasons alive this coming Saturday on MLB.

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The 2 top teams (the Astros and Yankees in the American League and the Dodgers and Braves in the National League) get byes.

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The Astros and Yankees in the American League and the Dodgers and Braves in the National League will begin their postseason journeys in the LDS round next week.

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Once the Top 2 teams clear the Wild Card Series, the playoffs will resemble their traditional selves, a best of 5 Division Series.

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After 101 regular season wins, the Mets are near elimination at the hands of the Padres. Jacob deGrom is presently prone to take the hill with the Mets' season.

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Having crushed Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah, the Mariners will go into Game 2 with an opportunity to progress to the ALDS against the Astros.

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Saturday's matchup will set Mariners starter Robbie Ray in opposition to his previous club Toronto Blue Jays.

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