- Yankees vs. Red Sox: the storied rivalry renews in the wild-card (NYY won last year’s matchup; season series was tight, 7-6).
- Astros vs. White Sox: Astros enter with recent World Series pedigree and won the season series 5-2, while the White Sox are still climbing out of multi-year rebuilds.
- Braves vs. Phillies: NL East foes meet in another October showdown — Braves took the regular-season series 9-4, but Philly has owned Atlanta in recent postseasons.
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