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MLB tiebreaker rules

Benjamin Grimm Apr 14 2022 05:44 AM

We all know that there will no longer be a Game 163 in the regular season to break a tie for a playoff berth. This was mentioned in an article I read this morning about the Giants running up the score in a blowout game against the Padres. Apparently, the number of runs scored is one of the tiebreakers, so the Giants felt justified in breaking the "unwritten rule". I don't think I was aware of this. So I tried finding some information about exactly what the tiebreaker rules are. I found plenty of articles saying that they exist, but nothing that provided a full specific list. Does anyone know of a site that provides this information? I couldn't even find it on MLB.com.

kcmets Apr 14 2022 07:44 AM Re: MLB tiebreaker rules

I haven't read this, but seems to be the whole shebang in a nutshell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_tie-breaking_procedures

Gwreck Apr 14 2022 10:03 AM Re: MLB tiebreaker rules

Run differential is *not* a tiebreaker. The article has been corrected: “CBS Sports incorrectly stated that run differential is one of the tiebreakers MLB will use instead of a Game 163 in the 2022 season in the initial version of this story. Run differential was discussed as a tiebreaker, but that rule did not make it into the new CBA. The five tiebreakers MLB is using this season are head-to-head record, intradivision record, interdivision record, last half of Intraleague games, and last half of Intraleague games plus one until the tie is broken. We apologize for the error.” https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/padres-upset-at-giants-for-breaking-unwritten-rule-and-bunting-in-blowout/

Gwreck Apr 14 2022 10:04 AM Re: MLB tiebreaker rules

That said, I have no problem with Gabe Kapler's stated approach: getting deeper into a team's bullpen has follow-on effects and makes it easier to win more games in a series.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 14 2022 10:33 AM Re: MLB tiebreaker rules

There's an article in The Athletic about Gabe Kapler deciding to ditch baseball's traditional "unwritten" rules. Basically, his teams are gonna do whatever the fuck they wanna do, no matter how many runs ahead they are. Good for him. It's about time somebody openly took this stance. Personally, I loathed these unwritten rules since I was in grade school. When the trailing team stipulates to concede the game to my team, that's when my team won't try to steal any more bases or attempt bunt hits.