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Which wild-card hopefuls have easiest, hardest schedules in final stretch?

The 2016 season is down to its final days, with each remaining game taking on increasingly crucial importance for the American League and National League playoff contenders. That’s all the more true in the wild-card races, where a chaotic month has several teams still fighting over the last two postseason spots in each league. With no more than 10 games remaining for any team in that race, who has the easiest path to the playoffs? To find out, let’s take a look at the remaining schedules for every wild-card contender.

NOTE: Teams are listed in order of current wild-card standings.