Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!
With the Mets’ Wild Card Game 3 victory over the Brewers yesterday, the table is now fully set for the divisional round of the MLB postseason. This week’s Wild Card culling of four unfortunate playoff hopefuls was swift, with three of four series being swept by the victors in two games.
Three of this year’s Wild Card series were also won by the visiting team, as were six of all nine individual games. Nico was clearly onto something when he observed the apparent away team advantage that was in effect this week.