The grueling 162-game Major League baseball season has come to an end.
The postseason starts with six teams from each league. Four teams earned first-round byes (Yankees, Astros, Braves and Dodgers). The other eight franchises pair up in three-game series over the Columbus Day weekend.
Here’s a look at the National League wild-card matchup between the fourth-seeded Mets and fifth-seeded Padres. The Mets led the NL East almost wire to wire before being passed in the second-to-last series when the Braves swept them. The Padres, despite a big trade deadline, could not keep pace with the Dodgers.