and after the end of the Regular Season, the Playoffs have already started, with both the NL & AL Wild Card Games already in the bag and the League division series starting later today (the NLDS, meanwhile the ALDS will start tomorrow)...
so, this is the full post-season picture, which will bring us to the big final, the World Series (scheduled to start on Tuesday, October 22nd)...
AMERICAN LEAGUE POST-SEASON BRACKET
Wild Card Game*
League Division Series**
League Championship Series***
A
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Winners ALDS "A" vs Winners ALDS "B"
Tampa Bay Rays, 5
B
Houston Astros
Oakland A's, 1
Tampa Bay Rays (AL WCG winners)
NATIONAL LEAGUE POST-SEASON BRACKET
Wild Card Game
League Division Series
League Championship Series
A
Atlanta Braves
St.Louis Cardinals
Winners NLDS "A" vs Winners NLDS "B"
Milwaukee Brewers, 3
B
Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Nationals, 4
Washington Nationals (NL WCG winners)
* = Single Game Match-up
** = Best-of-5 Series
*** = Best-of-7 Series
WORLD SERIES: Winners ALCS vs Winners NLCS (Best-of-7 Series)