MLB Postseason: Breaking Down the AL Wild Card Chase

The American League Wild Card hunt is a tangled mess. Which of the contending teams will end up making the MLB postseason?

All a team needs is a chance.

Once the MLB postseason rolls around, it does not matter how the playoff teams reach October. The only thing that matters is that they are there. How often does a team that just barely finds there way into the postseason go on a run, either posing a serious challenge to one of the top teams, or finding themselves in the World Series.

In the American League, there are several teams vying for that chance. Eight teams are within five games of one another, making the the Wild Card spots hotly contested. Even though there is a month left in the season, the postseason picture is still murky when it comes to the Wild Card.

At this point, it is anyone’s guess as to which teams will capture those final two spots. Inconsistency, injuries, and just the sheer volume of teams in contention make this a tough race to call. The Wild Card could well go down to the final games of the season before being decided. But we can take a guess as to which teams will still be in the hunt at that point.

Let us take a look into our crystal ball and see which teams will make their way into the Wild Card game, and punch their tickets to the MLB postseason.

*records current as of 8-31