18 team-seasons technically ended on Sunday, though most were really over well before then. Today, though, there’s a chance that four teams face a swift end to their season. It’s the “beauty” of this playoff format. Which ones will it be?

It’d be kind of dumb for the Guardians’ cosmically-blessed season to end this way, but dumb is what the playoffs are all about. Imagine the epic, undeserved ascent to the division, in the context of a wholly undeserved season, getting smashed on the rocks of “haha you had to play a three-game series.” ZiPS actually has the matchup as slightly tilted towards Cleveland today, so maybe their season will end tomorrow and not today.

It looks like the Cubs are going to be using an opener for Shota Imanaga today, after back-to-back homers and an 18-and-out of

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