One team is down, and eight more are left to be eliminated before the 2015 MLB playoffs has crowned a World Series champion.
The first one to bite the dust came Tuesday night, as the Houston Astros eliminated the New York Yankees from the postseason in a 3-0 wild-card game victory in the Bronx. The victory pushes Houston forward to the ALDS, where three division-winners are waiting.
Two NL powerhouses have to go at it in Wednesday's wild-card game before we can officially move forward, but it's never too early to take a look at what's to come.