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Wild Card Preview: Yankees-Red Sox, Braves-Phillies, Cubs-Padres & Astros-White Sox

The 2026 Major League Baseball postseason gets underway on Tuesday with the opening of the Wild Card round, featuring four best-of-three series between familiar rivals. Analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman previewed the matchups on a recent podcast episode, highlighting the New York Yankees hosting the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx for the second straight year, with Cam Schlittler taking the mound for Game 1.

Other postseason pairings include the Philadelphia Phillies traveling to face the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago Cubs visiting Petco Park to play the San Diego Padres, and a series between the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox. The program also touched upon the final career starts of pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.

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