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The 2011 Major League Baseball wild card chase (also known as Game 162) was a playoff chase involving the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays in the American League and the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals in the National League.
The season is notable for its wild card chase on the last day of the regular season. Only two teams were unable to complete the entire 162-game regular season schedule, as the make-up game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 8 was cancelled due to rain and not made up, owing to scheduling ...
The postseason began on September 30, 2011, and ended on October 28, 2011, with the Cardinals defeating the Rangers in seven games in the 2011 World Series. It was the Cardinals' 11th title in franchise history, tying the NHL's Detroit Red Wings for the sixth most championship wins in North American sports.
The 2011 American League Division Series (abbreviated ALDS) were two best-of-five playoffs comprising the opening round of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2011 postseason, played to determine the participating teams in the 2011 American League Championship Series. Three divisional winners and a fourth team—a wild card—played in two series.
The 2011 National League Division Series (abbreviated NLDS) were two best-of-five playoffs comprising the opening round of the Major League Baseball postseason, played to determine the participating teams in the 2011 National League Championship Series. Three divisional winners and a fourth team—a wild card—played in two series.
MLB playoff picture: Wild card standings, latest 2024 division standings. 2024 MLB postseason schedule Wild Card Series (Best-of-3): October 1: ALWC A & B Game 1, NLWC A & B Game 1.
The playoffs begin on Tuesday, Oct. 1 with the best-of-three wild card series – two in each league. Here's a full look at the MLB postseason picture: AL wild card standings. Top three reach playoffs
After close of business on August 24, the day the Dodgers completed their sweep, St. Louis had fallen ten games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central standings and 10 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the Atlanta Braves (and in third place) in the NL Wild Card standings. Manager Tony La Russa said on the struggles: "I guarantee that the team you have seen the ...