Yesterday, the Mets clinched home field advantage in the National League Wild Card Game, which will be at Citi Field on Wednesday! The Cardinals and Giants are still fighting for that second spot. Both teams won yesterday, so the Cardinals remain one game behind the Giants, who are one game behind the Mets. This is the second time in Mets history where the Mets have reached the playoffs two years in a row. The first was in 1999 and 2000 when they won the Wild Card two years in a row. The second time, they made it all the way to the World Series, but lost to the Yankees. The Mets clinched by beating the Phillies by a score of 5-3. The Mets scored first, but Philadelphia tied the game with a Ryan Howard homer. The Mets bounced back with a two-run home run by James Loney. Both teams ended up scoring an extra run, but the Mets were still victorious. They then celebrated after Michael Conforto made a sliding catch, which you can see here. http://m.mlb.com/nym/video/topic/47078320/v1198807783/must-c-clinch-mets-take-top-nl-wild-card-spot/?c_id=nym

  The American League Wild Card Race is a lot more complicated. The Orioles and Blue Jays are locked in a tie for the first spot, the Tigers are one and a half games back, and the Mariners were just eliminated last night. If the Tigers can keep up, they might

have to make up a rained out game with the Indians. Depending on the outcome of that game, a number of tiebreaker scenarios are possible, and those tiebreakers could push the Wild Card games back, thereby messing up the entire postseason schedule. So, this last day of the season means a lot to certain teams. After today’s games, I will post another blog, explaining who’s in the playoffs, and who’s not.