While the Minnesota Twins are wrapping up the regular season in Colorado, the eyes of many are further west as they try to figure out who they will face in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
With the Twins locked into the third seed after winning the American League Central, the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros are all potential playoff opponents.
Toronto will face the Tampa Bay Rays with the chance to clinch a playoff spot on Saturday afternoon while Houston face the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rangers and Mariners will also square off later tonight as both teams look to win the AL West.
Trying to figure out who exactly the Twins will play is a daunting task and because we at Bring Me The Sports highly discourage trying it on your own, here is a cheat sheet with all of the playoff scenarios.
The Twins will play Toronto if…
- The Jays split their remaining two games with the Rays, Houston goes 2-0 against Arizona and Texas and Mariners end 1-1.
- The Jays lose their final two games while Houston and Texas win their final two games.
- The Jays lose their final two games while Houston goes 2-0 and Texas goes 1-1.
- The Jays lose their final two games while Texas goes 2-0 and Houston goes 1-1.
- The Jays lose their final two games while Seattle goes 2-0 and Houston goes 0-2.
The Twins will play Houston if…
- The Astros, Blue Jays and Rangers all win their final two games.
- The Astros win their final two games while Texas goes 2-0 and Toronto goes 0-2.
- The Astros, Rangers and Blue Jays all split their final two games.
- The Astros split their final two games while the Blue Jays and Rangers go 2-0.
- The Astros split their final two games while Toronto and Seattle go 2-0.
- The Astros split their final two games while Texas goes 1-1 and Toronto goes 0-2.
- The Astros lose their final two games while Toronto and Texas go 2-0.
The Twins will play Texas if…
- The Rangers split their final two games while Toronto and Houston go 2-0.
- The Rangers lose their final two games while Houston and Toronto go 2-0.
- The Rangers lose their final two games while Houston and Toronto go 1-1.
- The Rangers lose their final two games while Houston goes 1-1 and Toronto goes 0-2.
The Twins will play Seattle if…
- The Mariners win their final two games while Toronto goes 2-0 and Houston goes 0-2.
- The Mariners win their final two games while Toronto goes 1-1 and Houston goes 0-2.
- The Mariners win their final two games while Houston goes 2-0 and Toronto goes 0-2.
- The Mariners split their final two games while Toronto goes 2-0 and Houston goes 0-2.
- The Mariners split their final two games while Toronto goes 1-1 and Houston goes 0-2.
- The Mariners split their final two games while Houston and Toronto both go 0-2.
