(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) All postseason tiebeaker possibilities explained The idea came from Major League Baseball chief operating officer Tony Petitti, as a response to last season, when a Pirates loss clinched the National League Central title for the Cardinals before St. Louis took the field for Game No. 162. That situation both prevented some potential drama and allowed Cardinals manager Mike Matheny to pull his starters, including ace pitcher Adam Wainwright. '[Petitti] said the best way to fix it is play [all the games] at the same time,' Commissioner Rob Manfred said before this season. 'We took it to the owners, it was unanimously approved, and we're hoping we're going...
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