what is the 3rd tiebreaker for playoff seeding in MLB?
 

Im a Yankees fan who bought ANgels ALDS tix the other day through the Angels ticket lottery.
If they finsihed tied with Cleveland what would determine who is given the higher seed (they were 5-5 against eachother)
Thanks

Re: what is the 3rd tiebreaker for playoff seeding in MLB?
 

1day playoff

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AL record

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clutchness

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After head-to-head iF it's a tie for who wins the division (when both teams still make the playoffs) it is Intra-division Record. Ties between two other teams goes... AL Record, Division Record, Record in Last 81 games excluding head-to-head, I think...

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length of c*ck of leadoff hitter

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Ability to keep the bases unclogged.

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Scenario #7: There is a two-way tie for highest winning percentage among Division winners and a tiebreaker is required to determine home field advantage in the Division Series.

If one of the Division winners tied for the highest winning percentage is from the same Division as the Wild Card:
The Division winner from the same Division as the Wild Card cannot play the Wild Card in the Division Series. The other Division winner tied for the highest winning percentage plays the Wild Card.

If neither Division winner tied for the highest winning percentage is from the same Division as the Wild Card:
A tiebreaker system will be used to determine which Division winner with the best record plays the Wild Card.

The first tiebreaker will be head-to-head competition between the two Clubs during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Clubs with the higher winning percentage in intradivision games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in intraleague games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in the last half of intraleague games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in the last half plus one of intraleague games during the championship season. This process will be followed game-by-game until the tie is broken.

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So if my math is correct, then Cleveland basically has the tiebreakers wrapped up. Cleveland is 46-26 in the AL Central which is a .639 winning % and has 3 games left vs. Kansas City. The Angels are 29-20 in the AL West which is a .592 winning % and has 8 games left vs. Seattle, Texas, and Oakland. The Angels would need Cleveland to lose all 3 games against Kansas City and they would need to go at least 6-2 in their remaining 8 games to finish with a higher %. Also, Cleveland is 82-53 vs. the AL and LA is 77-59 vs. the AL. Tiebreakers with Boston don't matter as described above because if either Cleveland or LA tie with Boston then that team would play the Yankees since Boston cannot.

Cleveland has 4 games left with Seattle so it's very possible that L.A. could overtake them in overall record. Also, the team with the best record in the AL this year gets to choose whether they play their series in 7 or 8 days which effects pitching roations so there's an extra incentive to finish 1st.