[#6] Detroit Tigers at [#3] Houston Astros — American League Wild Card Game 1 (ABC, 2:32 p.m. ET/1:32 p.m. CT)
Announcers: Michael Kay, Todd Frazier, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez
Houston won the AL West for the fourth consecutive season and finished the regular season with an 88-73 record; Detroit was 17-8 in September and reached the playoffs for the first time in 10 years with an 86-76 record in the AL Central.
[#5] Kansas City Royals at [#4] Baltimore Orioles — American League Wild Card Game 1 (ESPN2, 4:08 p.m. ET)
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Jessica Mendoza, Ben McDonald, Jeff Passan
Baltimore reached the postseason in consecutive years for the first time since 1997. Kansas City is in the playoffs for the first time since it won the World Series in 2015.
[#6] New York Mets at [#3] Milwaukee Brewers — National League Wild Card Game 1 (ESPN, 5:32 p.m. ET/4:32 p.m. CT)
Announcers: Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Jesse Rogers
Milwaukee won the National League Central for the third time in four years after going 93-69 behind Willy Adames, who was tied for fourth in the MLB with 112 RBI.
[#5] Atlanta Braves at [#4] San Diego Padres — National League Wild Card Game 1 (ESPN, 8:38 p.m. ET/5:38 p.m. PT)
Announcers: Karl Ravech, David Cone, Eduardo Pérez, Buster Olney
San Diego is playoff bound for the third time in five years after finishing the regular season 93-69 behind NL batting champion Luis Arraez and Manny Machado.
