Here's how the Major League Baseball playoffs work:
Six teams from each league — the three division winners and three wild card teams — advance.
The division winners are the top three seeds, by record. The top two seeds get first round byes.
The third division winners, the No. 3 seeds, are in the wild-card series with the wild-card teams, also seeded by record.
The wild-card series are best-of-three, with all games at the site of the higher seed. No. 3 plays host to No. 6, and No. 4 plays host to No. 5. The games are scheduled for October 3-5.
Winners advance to the Division Series, and there is no reseeding. The No. 1 seed plays the winner of the No. 4-5 wild-card series, and the No. 2 seed plays No 3 or No. 6.
The Division Series are best-of-five, with No. 1 and 2 seeds playing host to Games 1 and 2 and, if necessary, 5. Those games are scheduled to begin Oct. 7.
Division Series winners advance to the best-of-seven League Championship Series. The higher seed plays host to Games 1 and 2 and, if necessary, 6 and 7. The ALCS is set to start Oct. 15, the NLCS on Oct. 16.
