The one massive tie scenario that is easy to comprehend is the possible three-way for the two NL Wild Card slots. It can happen with as many as 92 wins:
| Team | Record |
| Giants | 15-3 |
| Mets | 15-2 |
| Cardinals | 16-2 |
The Cardinals start a four-game series in San Francisco on Thursday, which is why the Cardinals can’t run the table. That is the only head-to-head series left among the three teams.
The American League is full of scenarios, from a four way tie for the AL East Title and Wild card, to a four or five way tie for one or both wild cards. It is very tough to pin down a scenario, since there are so many head-to-head games, including Seattle playing Toronto three times and Seattle playing Houston six times. That does make for one very interesting scenario, where the Tigers finish second to Cleveland, but wind up with a better record than anyone in the AL East, giving Detroit the top wild card. There could then be a massive tie for the AL East title, with Seattle or Houston thrown into the mix as well for the second wild card. With Boston, Baltimore, Toronto, New York, and Seattle all about the same quality and all playing head-to-head, there is a large sample space for something unusual to happen. Usually, with two and half weeks left in the season, the possible ties are pretty obvious (as in the NL), but the AL remains difficult to handle.
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