Fansided · Sep 22, 2018
Atlanta Braves and the relevant playoff tie-breakers
Happily, the Braves will not need a Game 163 to decide anything. But it doesn’t mean that they won’t have to worry about tie-breaker issues. Here’s the skinny.
The Atlanta Braves have won the 2018 Nationals League’s Eastern Division title. That sounds really good to say. The best part is that Atlanta can get some players rested and ready for October baseball… unless they want to push for a home-field advantage.
So just in case it comes up, let’s review the tie-breaking scenarios for playoff seeding.
First off, what teams could still tie with Atlanta at season’s end?
Cubs
Brewers
Cardinals (barely)
Dodgers
Rockies
Diamondbacks Not any more!