It’s September, so the baseball games matter a little more. That’s why every day between now and the start of the postseason we’ll keep you updated on baseball’s postseason picture.
The NL wild-card race is what has kept this otherwise sorta ho-hum 2019 MLB postseason race interesting. Half the league was a wild-card contender at one point, but now the teams are starting to drop.
And Tuesday’s action could be fate-sealing for a few teams.
The Nationals can clinch a wild-card spot Tuesday if they sweep the Phillies in a doubleheader and the Cubs lose.