The Baltimore Orioles won an AL-leading 101 games during the regular season. The Los Angeles Dodgers also reached triple digits in victories.
Those impressive accomplishments earned both teams a bye in the opening round of the playoffs.
Clearly, the time off did them no good.
Tossing in the 104-win Atlanta Braves and the defending World Series champion Houston Astros, baseball's four top seeds went a combined 2-6 on their home fields to start the best-of-five division round.
Which begs the question: Is it time to say goodbye to the bye?