Just four days remain in the 2015 MLB regular season, and there is still an awful lot to be sorted out between now and the start of the playoffs.
In the National League, all five playoff teams have been decided, but only the St. Louis Cardinals are locked in as the No. 1 overall seed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets are still battling it out for home-field advantage in their division series matchup, while the Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to hold off the Chicago Cubs for the right to host the Wild Card Game.
The American League is even more up in the air, as only two teams have clinched a spot so far in the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals, and they are still battling for the No. 1 overall seed.
The Texas Rangers, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels are all separated by three games in the AL West standings, while the two teams that miss out on the division title will battle the Minnesota Twins for the No. 2 wild-card spot.
The New York Yankees have yet to clinch a playoff spot but currently hold a 2.5-game cushion for the No. 1 wild-card spot. Mired in a three-game losing streak, though, anything can happen.
That leaves us with no less than 11 teams with something to play for, whether it be a postseason spot or fighting for a higher seeding, heading into the final week of action.
With that in mind, what follows is a look ahead at all of the relevant upcoming series, complete with the projected pitching matchups, an overview of the series and a prediction of how the series will play out.
At the end you'll find an AL and NL postseason bracket reflecting those predictions.
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