With just ten games left in the season and not a single playoff spot clinched in the National League, it would seem like there’s still a lot of uncertainty about how the final standings will end. But that’s not really true.
Sure, there are still plenty of hypothetical scenarios. Jayson Stark wrote a fun piece at The Athletic yesterday rooting for maximum chaos: A 4-way tie between the Cardinals, Brewers, Dodgers and Rockies. That would set off a complex series of one-game playoffs, and if that failed to settle things, I’m pretty sure it would go to an actual duel.