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The MLB playoffs begin Tuesday with four wild-card games:
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (2 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros (5 p.m. ET, Peacock/NBCSN)
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (8 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres (10 p.m. ET, Peacock, NBCSN)
While division winners Atlanta and Houston are relegated to the wild-card round, four teams have a first-round bye: Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians in the AL, Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL.
Since 1997, seven wild-card teams have won the World Series.
So…
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