MLB Playoffs

The Houston Astros live to fight another day. Behind a gem from Dallas Keuchel on three days' rest, the Astros blanked the New York Yankees, 3-0, to win the American League Wild Card Game.

Keuchel silenced the Yankees through six frames, and the bullpen followed with three hitless innings. While Masahiro Tanaka avoided major damage, home runs from Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez proved enough.

As difficult a task as it is to finish an MLB season with a playoff spot, the wild-card format leaves all of those 162 games down to one crucial nine-inning stretch of baseball that decides teams' fates.

New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey did not attend Tuesday's mandatory workout as his club gears up for Friday's Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  

It sure has been a rapid rise for Corey Seager, the rookie phenom of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 21-year-old shortstop isn't the only top MiLB prospect who arrived in the majors just last month and is already making his mark on the big league stage.

What follows is a look around the league at five September call-ups who have the potential to become future game-changers and are playing for teams that are currently in the postseason.

A lot of the talk surrounding Tuesday night’s American League Wild Card Game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros has been about Houston ace Dallas Keuchel, and for good reason.

Making the MLB playoffs is an impressive accomplishment, but with a wild-card berth, the whole year can come crashing down with just one game.

When MLB drew up the Wild Card Game, this is exactly what it had in mind. Two great National League Central rivals led by young aces will square off in Wednesday night's win-or-go-home bout between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.

The National League side of the 2015 MLB postseason kicks off on Wednesday night when the Pittsburgh Pirates will host the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card Game.

Despite having the second- and third-best records in all of baseball, the two teams are forced to meet in the do-or-die game after the St. Louis Cardinals claimed the NL Central title with a 100-win season.

There are 162 games in a Major League Baseball season, but they're all just a warm-up for what comes next. And what comes next, friends, is happening now.

The postseason has arrived.

Ready or not, you've come to the right place. With the field set for the 2015 playoffs—the American League and National League Wild Card Games kick things off Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively—it's time for a full preview and predictions for what's to come this October.

The Houston Astros head to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night.

What do the Yankees need to do to win? Will Dallas Keuchel be able to step up on the road?