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The San Francisco Giants' even-year magic continued Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets in the National League Wild Card Game.

Madison Bumgarner thwarted the Mets lineup with a complete-game shutout, and Conor Gillaspie shared the glory with a three-run homer in the ninth inning against New York's closer, Jeurys Familia. San Francisco is attempting to add another World Series title to its resume after championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and the win in Citi Field was the first step.

The Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers will meet in the American League Division Series for the second year in a row, which means the Rangers are set to reignite their feud with Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista.

"They might have a reason to dislike me," Bautista said Wednesday, according to the Toronto Star's Bruce Arthur. "I think I have a few more reasons to dislike them."

Before the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated a 5-2 win on Edwin Encarnacion's walk-off three-run homer in the 11th inning of Tuesday's American League Wild Card Game, a fan at Toronto's Rogers Centre caused a stir by throwing a can of beer at Baltimore Orioles left fielder Hyun Soo Kim in the seventh inning.

The Blue Jays issued a statement Wednesday and apologized to the entire Orioles organization for the incident:

The American League Wild Card Game will be a tough act to follow, but a top-flight pitching matchup is on tap as the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets square off on the National League side of things Wednesday night.

Both teams have their respective aces on the mound with the season on the line, as Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.79 ERA, 251 K) takes the ball for San Francisco and Noah Syndergaard (14-9, 2.60 ERA, 218 K) toes the rubber for New York.

Who will come out on top in tonight's NL Wild Card Game and move on to face the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS?

If the MLB postseason follows the same course the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles traveled Tuesday night, October will be a month to remember.

The Miami Marlins officially picked up the contract option on outfielder Ichiro Suzuki on Wednesday to keep him with the organization for the 2017 season. 

Fact: Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run walk-off home run in the Toronto Blue Jays' 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. He became the first player since the New York Yankees' Aaron Boone (2003 ALCS Game 7 vs.

The 2016 MLB playoffs commenced in grand fashion Tuesday when the Toronto Blue Jays knocked off the Baltimore Orioles in extra innings in the American League Wild Card Game, but there are several more intriguing matchups on tap moving forward.

Major League Baseball's postseason is officially underway after the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night. 

While there are only nine teams remaining ahead of Wednesday night's National League Wild Card Game between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets, 21 other teams have officially set their sights toward next spring. 

Whether it's in the field or in the dugout, here is the latest on baseball's biggest rumors.

Despite missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Detroit Tigers reportedly exercised manager Brad Ausmus' fourth-year option for 2017 on Tuesday night.