The second round of the MLB playoffs has just begun and with it the eight teams that still have a chance of winning it all. They are the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins.
In the national league, the matchups are the Phillies vs Braves and Dodgers vs Diamondbacks. The Braves had the best regular season record and are led by MVP candidates Ronald Acuna Jr and Matt Olson. They led the league in batting average and home runs. They are also third in strikeouts. The Phillies had the fourth-best record in the national league and are led by stars Bryce Harper and Trea Turner. They are eighth in batting average and home runs. The Braves and Phillies are currently tied in the series at 1-1.
The Dodgers had the second-best record in the national league and were led by MVP candidates Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. They are seventh in batting average and second in home runs. The Diamondbacks had the sixth-best record in the national league and are led by MVP candidate Corbin Carroll. The Diamondbacks are currently leading the series 2-0.
In the American league, the matchups are Orioles vs Rangers and Astros vs Twins. The Orioles had the best record in the American league and were led by star Aldley Rutschman. They are seventh in the league in earned runs allowed per game. The Rangers are tied for the third-best record in the American league and are led by MVP candidates Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. They are second in the league in batting average and are third in home runs. The Rangers won the series 3-0.
The Astros are tied for the third-best record in the national league and are led by MVP candidate Kyle Tucker. They are fifth in batting average and seventh in home runs. They are also eighth in earned runs allowed per game. The Twins have the seventh-best record in the American league. They are fourth in home runs. They are also first in strikeouts and sixth in earned runs allowed per game. The Astros are winning the series 2-1.