Over the weekend, the 1995 Cleveland Indians and their fearsome lineup clinched the AL Central title, becoming the first team to punch their ticket to the next round. The 2016 Chicago Cubs also clinched a playoff berth over the wraparound weekend. We also saw three teams see their dreams at postseason play end in the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks, 2005 Chicago White Sox, and 2008 Philadelphia Phillies. They will spend the next two weeks just playing out the string. Meanwhile, if you want to look at the full standings to see where we're at with everything, you can view those here.
We have just one divisional matchup in this round, and as far as I can tell, only one team has any clinching scenarios, and that's the 2016 Cubs, who can possibly lock up the division as well as the best record in the National League, which would mean the path to the Championship of Champions would run through Wrigley Field.
All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com. Let's get to the action.
Monday, July 3rd
'95 ATL 5, @ '08 PHI 2
W: Avery (5-6) | L: Eaton (1-8) | SV: Wohlers (19)
*The 2014 Washington Nationals are eliminated from the NL East race*
'10 SF 18, @ '11 STL 5
W: Zito (3-8) | L: Jackson (0-6)
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@ '08 TB 4, '84 DET 3 (11)
W: Balfour (6-2) | L: Lopez (5-7)
@ '04 BOS 12, '91 MIN 7
W: Leskanic (6-1) | L: Erickson (5-6)
*The 1993 Toronto Blue Jays are eliminated from the AL East race*
'82 MIL 5, @ '15 KC 4
W: Caldwell (7-5) | L: Volquez (5-8)
'02 ANA 11, @ '05 CHW 4
W: Callaway (3-5) | L: Hernandez (2-8)
@ '01 SEA 7, '93 TOR 3
W: Abbott (5-6) | L: Stewart (3-6) | SV: Sasaki (23)
Tuesday, July 4th
'95 ATL 11, @ '08 PHI 4
W: Glavine (9-4) | L: Blanton (2-5)
@ '14 WAS 3, '16 CHC 1
W: Zimmermann (8-9) | L: Hammel (6-6) | SV: Soriano (17)
@ '75 CIN 5, '65 LAD 0
W: Gullett (9-3) | L: Drysdale (10-11)
@ '05 HOU 3, '86 NYM 2
W: Clemens (8-5) | L: McDowell (0-4)
@ '11 STL 17, '10 SF 4
W: Carpenter (7-8) | L: Bumgarner (6-8)
'71 PIT 19, @ '07 COL 2
W: Kison (4-1) | L: Francis (2-4)
@ '98 SD 2, '03 FLA 1
W: Hitchcock (6-4) | L: Willis (7-7) | SV: Hoffman (27)
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'84 DET 4, @ '08 TB 3
W: Lopez (6-7) | L: Percival (0-7) | SV: Hernandez (18)
'91 MIN 10, @ '04 BOS 2
W: Anderson (2-7) | L: Lowe (5-7)
'11 TEX 4, @ '98 NYY 3
W: Ogando (9-5) | L: Stanton (8-10) | SV: Feliz (13)
@ '15 KC 11, '82 MIL 6
W: Ventura (8-5) | L: Haas (5-5)
'02 ANA 9, @ '05 CHW 2
W: Appier (5-6) | L: McCarthy (0-3)
'95 CLE 10, @ '89 OAK 3
W: Nagy (8-5) | L: Young (2-8)
@ '01 SEA 3, '93 TOR 2
W: Halama (4-6) | L: Guzman (6-6) | SV: Sasaki (24)
Wednesday, July 5th
'95 ATL 8, @ '08 PHI 4
W: Smoltz (10-2) | L: Hamels (6-7)
@ '14 WAS 6, '16 CHC 5
W: Roark (7-5) | L: Rondon (7-4) | SV: Storen (2)
'65 LAD 4, @ '75 CIN 0
W: Koufax (9-6) | L: Kirby (6-4)
*Sandy Koufax throws a no-hitter*
'86 NYM 3, @ '05 HOU 0
W: Gooden (8-6) | L: Backe (3-6)
'10 SF 8, @ '11 STL 0
W: Lincecum (3-7) | L: Westbrook (4-6)
@ '07 COL 10, '71 PIT 2
W: Fogg (3-4) | L: Blass (5-6)
@ '98 SD 12, '03 FLA 7
W: Miceli (7-5) | L: Phelps (3-2)
*The 2003 Florida Marlins are eliminated from the NL East race*
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@ '08 TB 12, '84 DET 2
W: Shields (11-3) | L: Berenguer (6-6)
@ '04 BOS 7, '91 MIN 6
W: Martinez (8-5) | L: West (1-6) | SV: Foulke (25)
*The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays are eliminated from the AL East race*
'11 TEX 5, @ '98 NYY 4
W: Oliver (3-1) | L: Nelson (4-4) | SV: Feliz (14)
@ '15 KC 9, '82 MIL 2
W: Medlen (6-6) | L: McClure (5-4)
*The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers are eliminated from the AL West race*
'02 ANA 8, @ '05 CHW 7
W: Ortiz (5-6) | L: Buehrle (5-11) | SV: Percival (14)
'95 CLE 7, @ '89 OAK 2
W: Martinez (9-5) | L: Stewart (8-5)
'93 TOR 1, @ '01 SEA 0
W: Eichhorn (3-2) | L: Nelson (6-3) | SV: Ward (16)
Thursday, July 6th
'95 ATL 2, @ '08 PHI 1
W: Maddux (11-4) | L: Moyer (5-6) | SV: Wohlers (20)
@ '14 WAS 5, '16 CHC 4 (12)
W: Treinen (3-0) | L: Cahill (1-2)
'65 LAD 4, @ '75 CIN 2
W: Osteen (10-7) | L: Billingham (3-9)
@ '05 HOU 2, '86 NYM 1
W: Astacio (3-4) | L: Fernandez (9-6) | SV: Lidge (14)
@ '07 COL 13, '71 PIT 12
W: Julio (2-0) | L: Giusti (0-1)
*Yorvit Torrealba hits a pinch hit walkoff grand slam*
*The 2010 San Francisco Giants are eliminated from the NL West race*
@ '98 SD 8, '03 FLA 4
W: Smith (6-3) | L: Pavano (8-7) | SV: Hoffman (28)
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'11 TEX 7, @ '98 NYY 6
W: Lowe (4-2) | L: Rivera (0-3) | SV: Feliz (15)
@ '89 OAK 5, '95 CLE 4
W: Moore (10-5) | L: Hershiser (5-3) | SV: Eckersley (17)
Season Series (NL)
'95 ATL 8, '08 PHI 0
'14 WAS 4, '16 CHC 2
'65 LAD 3, '75 CIN 3
'05 HOU 4, '86 NYM 2
'11 STL 4, '10 SF 2
'07 COL 4, '71 PIT 2
'98 SD 4, '03 FLA 2
Season Series (AL)
'84 DET 3, '08 TB 3
'04 BOS 5, '91 MIN 1
'11 TEX 4, '98 NYY 2
'82 MIL 3, '15 KC 3
'02 ANA 4, '05 CHW 2
'95 CLE 5, '89 OAK 1
'01 SEA 4, '93 TOR 2
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