Three-Way Tie For AL Wild Card Is A Concern
Oct 31, 2014 9:23 PM
Major League Baseball officials are concerned that the American League Wild Card race could end in a three-way tie.
The possibility would wreak havoc on next week's American League Division Series.
The Red Sox currently hold a 2.5-game lead over both the Rays and Angels.
If a tie existed, they would be looking at a three-team playoff over two days, with the Angels facing the possibility of having to play games on both coasts on back-to-back days.
Both American League Division Series are scheduled to begin Sept. 30, but a three-way tie would push Game 1 of both series back a day to Oct. 1.
If that happens, baseball most likely would eliminate the off-day between Games 2 and 3 of the ALDS in order to get those series back on schedule.
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