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The Braves and Mets could clinch a playoff spot on Sunday — and avoid a rematch in Atlanta on Monday.

The Diamondbacks could be eliminated Sunday — or force the Mets to fly to Georgia

Or it's possible that none of the above will happen on Sunday – because of course it won't.

At any rate, with one day left in the season — for 30 of the 32 teams, at least — which one A wild card series of four matchups, which begin in just two days, is set.

So is that wild enough for you? Let's hope! Ahead of the final Sunday of the regular season, here's a look at each prospect.

National League wild-card derby

Believe it or not, it still was eight Sunday in various possible scenarios. The most important thing to remember is that if the Braves can win on Sunday, they will win. But if the Mets and Diamondbacks both win, they no necessarily inside. Here are eight possible options:

Braves, Mets, Diamondbacks all win —If that happens, the Braves will gain a spot, but the Mets-Diamondbacks race will essentially be tied. So the Mets and Braves will have to play at least one game of their makeup doubleheader on Monday. If the Mets can win Game 1, they are in If they lose, there will be a Game 2 In other words, the Mets still need to win at least one game of the doubleheader to advance

Braves, Mets, Diamondbacks all lose – If all three lose, we have exactly the same scenario as above. Clinch a place of bravery. The Mets must win at least one game of the makeup doubleheader to clinch their spot.

Braves and Mets win, but Diamondbacks lose – If that happens, the Diamondbacks will be eliminated and there will be no game Monday in Atlanta The Braves will be the No. 5 seed in the NL and face the Padres (locked in as the fourth seed). The Mets will be the No. 6 seed and play the third-seeded Brewers.

Braves and Diamondbacks win, but Mets lose – In this scenario, the Braves clinch but will still host the Mets on Monday. Then a Braves win in Game 1 on Monday would eliminate the Mets and the Diamondbacks would advance. A Mets win in Game 1 on Monday means Game 2 will determine whether the Mets or Diamondbacks advance.

The Braves won, but the Mets and Diamondbacks lost — Then we see exactly the same situation as above. The Mets have to play — and win — Game 1 on Monday, or have a Game 2

The Mets and Diamondbacks won, but the Braves lost — This is basically your chaos scenario. Both games of the doubleheader will be played on Monday. Game 1 has a winner The Game 1 loser must play — and win — Game 2 to advance If Game 1 is lost, the Diamondbacks will enter.

The Mets won, but the Braves and Diamondbacks lost — Then the Diamondbacks are eliminated and there is no game on Monday The Braves will be the No. 5 seed and the Mets will be the No. 6 seed, as the Braves hold the tiebreaker.

The Diamondbacks won, but the Braves and Mets both lost — This is the only scenario where the Diamondbacks can clinch today. They would then have 89 wins, which would force the Mets to fly to Atlanta and to sweep Doubleheader Monday. If the Braves win either game, they advance and the Mets are eliminated.

There you go. Got it? We know for sure that the Dodgers are the No. 1 seed in the NL and the Phillies are the No. 2 seed, so they're both out for this round. It is all else that is completely unknown.

The likely NL wild card series matchups are Braves-Padres, with three games in San Diego, and Mets-Brewers, with three games in Milwaukee. But “probably” doesn't describe anything about this race. So in theory, we'll know on Sunday night – which no doubt means we won't know until Monday night.

American League wild-card scenario

Here's what we know: The Yankees and Guardians are the one and two seeds, respectively, so they have a bye. The Astros and Orioles are the three and four seeds. So they will host all three games of the AL Wild Card Series against … somebody.

But then there are the Tigers and the Royals. They are the last two wild-card teams, but we still don't know which is No. 5 and which is No. 6. Here's how it can go.

Tigers win on Sunday Then they head to the No. 5 seed and Baltimore.

The Royals lost on Sunday – Then they head to the No. 6 seed and Houston.

Both the Tigers and Royals lost on Sunday — The Tigers are still the No. 5 seed.

Tigers lose, but Royals win – This is the only scenario where the Royals will be the No. 5 seed. Kansas City and Detroit would each finish the season at 86-76. But the Royals held on for the tiebreaker, thanks to a three-run ninth-inning rally in Detroit on Aug. 4 that clinched the season series for KC. The Tigers were a very different team back then, but if this is how it turns out on Sunday, they may still be haunted by their former selves.

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