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How are 3rd wild card tie breakers determined?

Posted: 24 Sep 2025 09:30 am
by hmoss859
If the following teams finish tied at 82-80 or 81-81 who gets the final wild card

Cards
Mets
Reds
Dbacks
Marlins

Not one team won tiebreakers against all teams

Is it division record?

Re: How are 3rd wild card tie breakers determined?

Posted: 24 Sep 2025 11:33 am
by hmoss859
Upon further research, the only way in for Cardinals is to finish 82-80 and finish tied with Mets and Reds.

Reds hold tiebreaker over Mets, Cards own tiebreaker over Reds.

It then goes to division record.

Card would finish 27-25
Reds 25-27
Mets 24-28

If Dbacks get to 82 wins, they would get in, based on division record 28-24

3rd wild card tie breakers- Cards not officially dead

Posted: 25 Sep 2025 12:51 pm
by hmoss859
Infinitestimal odds but If multiple teams finish 81-81, it would require

Mets 0-4
Reds 1-3
Dbacks 1-3
Marlins 3-1 sweep Mets
Cards 3-0

Nobody owns all tie breakers, so next is division record

Divisions record next, all others are 500 or below

Cards 27-25
Dbacks 27-25

Intraleague record next

Cards 59-55
Dbacks 56-58