National League Wild Card Game

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The National League Wild Card Game is a single-elimination Major League Baseball postseason matchup that determines one of the National League’s entrants into the Division Series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball postseason game
single-elimination game
alsoKnownAs NL Wild Card Game NERFINISHED
National League Wild Card playoff NERFINISHED
awayTeam lower-seeded National League wild card team
belongsTo North American professional sports playoffs NERFINISHED
competitionScope league-wide
competitionType postseason
confederation Major League Baseball NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decides one National League Division Series berth
decidesFor National League NERFINISHED
determinesQualificationFor National League Division Series NERFINISHED
eligibility non-division-winning National League teams with best records
eliminationFormat single-elimination
followedBy National League Division Series NERFINISHED
format one-game playoff
gameCount 1
genderCategory men's professional
hasOutcomeType win-or-go-home
hasParticipantType National League wild card teams NERFINISHED
homeFieldAdvantageCriteria better regular-season record
homeTeam higher-seeded National League wild card team
inception 2012
introducedInSeason 2012
isWildCardMechanismFor National League playoffs NERFINISHED
league National League NERFINISHED
level major league
loserStatus eliminated from postseason
mediaCoverage national television broadcast in the United States
numberOfTeams 2
organizer Major League Baseball NERFINISHED
partOf MLB postseason NERFINISHED
National League playoffs NERFINISHED
postseasonRound wild card round
precededBy National League regular season NERFINISHED
professionalLevel top tier
ruleSet Official Baseball Rules NERFINISHED
seasonPhase postseason
seasonTiming early October
sport baseball
sportGoverningBody Major League Baseball NERFINISHED
temporalCoverage post-2012 MLB seasons
tieBreaker extra innings if tied after nine innings
usesDesignatedHitterRule National League DH rules as applicable by season
venueType Major League Baseball ballpark
winnerAdvancesTo National League Division Series NERFINISHED

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American League Wild Card Game parallelEvent National League Wild Card Game