Kendrys Morales and the Royals can take home-field throughout the AL playoffs with another win.
(USATSI)Blue Jays win and Royals lose:
- Blue Jays get No. 1 seed, play wild-card game winner
Royals win or Blue Jays lose:
- Royals get No. 1 seed, play WC game winner
Yankees win, Astros win and Angels win:
- AL West tiebreaker: Astros at Rangers
- AL WC game: Astros/Rangers loser at Yankees
Yankees win, Astros win and Rangers win:
- AL WC game: Astros at Yankees
- (Rangers win AL West, no tiebreaker games)
Yankees win, Astros lose and Angels win:
- AL No. 2 WC game tiebreaker: Angels at Astros
- AL WC game: Angels/Astros at Yankees
Yankees win, Astros lose and Rangers win:
- AL WC game: Astros at Yankees
- (Rangers win AL West, no tiebreaker games)
Yankees lose, Astros win and Angels win:
- AL West tiebreaker: Astros at Rangers
- AL WC game: Yankees at Astros/Rangers loser
Yankees lose, Astros win and Rangers win:
- AL WC game: Yankees at Astros
- (Rangers win AL West, no tiebreaker games)
Yankees lose, Astros lose and Angels win:
- AL No. 2 WC tiebreaker: Angels at Astros
- AL WC game: Angels/Astros at Yankees
Yankees lose, Astros lose and Rangers win:
- AL WC game: Astros at Yankees
- (Rangers win AL West, no tiebreaker games)
NL Playoff Scenarios

Jake Arrieta, likely to start the wild-card for the Cubs, posted an 0.75 ERA in the second half.
(USATSI)If Cubs win and Pirates lose:
- NL WC game: Pirates at Cubs
If Pirates win or Cubs lose:
- NL WC game: Cubs at Pirates