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A non-winning team will make MLB's playoffs. It's a bad look for the game

Major League Baseball is guaranteed to send a sub-.500 club to the postseason for the first time across a full campaign. The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers are deadlocked at 80-81 heading into the regular season's final day, vying for the American League West crown.

Meanwhile, the National League wild card race features the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies relying heavily on relief pitchers due to widespread rotation injuries and depleted pitching staffs. The broader landscape highlights major struggles across the division, including a steep drop-off by the Seattle Mariners, a temporary minor league relocation for the Athletics in Yolo County, and ongoing turmoil within the Los Angeles Angels front office.

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