2022 wildcard round
#6 Philadelphia def. #3 St Louis 2-0
#5 San Diego def. #4 NY Mets 2-1
#3 Cleveland def. #6 Tampa Bay 2-0
#5 Seattle def. #4 Toronto 2-0
2023 wildcard round
#6 Arizona def. #3 Milwaukee 2-0
#4 Philadelphia def. #5 Miami 2-0
#3 Minnesota def. #6 Toronto 2-0
#5 Texas def. #4 Tampa Bay 2-0
So 8 series and 7 of them have been 2 game sweeps.
The winner of the 3 vs 6 matchup plays the 2 seed. And the winner of the 4 vs 5 matchup plays the 1 seed. This is regardless of records and the reasoning behind this was so that the top seed would not face the divisional winner (3 seed) in the divisional round, they would only face the 4/5 seed one of the wildcards.
Also, keep in mind, no ghost runners in the playoffs. All extra innings are played straight up no zombie runners on 2nd base. Couple years ago Cleveland/Tampa Bay went 15 scoreless before solo walk off and Houston Seattle went 18 scoreless before Houston go ahead solo 1-0 finals in both
Yes, and this trend could continue, much to the delight of Mets fans 
Even though Milwaukee had their way in the season series 5-1 against the Mets this season, they played the first and last series against each other, but I got to believe at some point Peralta will implode and the Mets take game 1 even with severino
It was the Os not Tampa who were swept by the Rangers in 23’
Ask me how I know, lol.
How about the trend all over the screen in the games yesterday.
Game 1 winner is 88% at taking game 2 and advancing. 14 out of 16!
I wonder over 10 years will this trend reverse?
20? 50?
anyway, do you just disregard the game 1 winner status when making selections today?
In the 2020 Covid year, they had the abbreviated 60 game season and 8 teams in each league matched up for 8 of these best of 3 series as well, but I disregard that season completely because there were no crowds and neutral fields. Although the Houston Astros went to the LCS and forced a game 7 against Tampa Bay with a losing record of 29-31.
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