The Wild Card game format is unlike anything these teams experience in the regular season, and it should be changed.
The MLB postseason kicked off Tuesday night when the Yankees' hopes of making it past the first game were crushed by a dominant Dallas Keuchel. The Yankees' offense looked lifeless from the start, and the Astros were admittedly the better team that night. The following day, the Pirates bowed out of the postseason after being shut out in the Wild Card game for the second consecutive year. Cubs' pitcher Jake Arrieta was able to get the best of the Pirates, who only made it into the postseason through one of the wild card spots, despite the fact that they had the second best record in all of baseball this season.