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Clutch can go both ways.

Last week, we looked at the most clutch hitters in Major League Baseball, and this time around, we'll do the same for pitchers. After all, with playoff berths, positioning on the line and the postseason itself looming, this is when clutch really counts.

With one week to go in the MLB season, the playoffs continue to take shape.

While things could still change, there are eight teams who are basically locks to make it. The only playoff spots left to be decided are in the AL Wild Card.

With that said, it's time to predict how things will turn out.

This list will look at each team I think will make the playoffs, and what their final standing will be when all is said and done.

Here are the final predictions for all 10 playoff teams.

Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera left Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox due to a groin injury. Cabrera has been plagued by abdominal and groin trouble all season, so this is a troubling development for the Tigers as they head towards the postseason. 

The Tigers' official Twitter account broke the news:

It's not official yet, but the careers of Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte, much like the former Yankee Stadium, will come to a close on a note as anticlimatic as can be. For only the second time in the wild-card era, the New York Yankees will not make the postseason.

The Oakland Athletics look to be surging toward the American League West division crown for a second consecutive season. Unfortunately, that quest was interrupted on Saturday when the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum flooded with sewage during a rain delay.

This is not how you high-five.

I get it, you're excited, but never target the hot dog hand!

What a waste of a perfectly good dog. I hope she got him another one! 

The poor bystander got the brunt of the mess on his shirt. 

When Mariano Rivera retires after the 2013 MLB season, his cutter will also leave the sport forever. All active players who have been victimized by it will rejoice, knowing that they've outlasted a near-unhittable pitch.

How does it compare to baseball's filthiest offerings ever? That's what we'll be ranking in the following slides.

The future of the MLB lies with a group of young players who will eventually be the next faces of the game.

Some are well known and established, while others are still young and learning the game. However, one thing holds true for all: They have their fanbases excited about the future.

So, which are the top young players at each position?

Here's a look at MLB's all-under-25 team for the 2013 season.

The NL West has been clinched. The Los Angeles Dodgers have secured their first postseason berth since 2009.

Pop the champagne! Jump in the Diamondbacks’ pool!

With the St. Louis Cardinals clinging to the NL Central lead, the Pittsburgh Pirates may reluctantly settle for a National League wild-card berth.