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Remaining Playoff Teams Part of Some Incredible Baseball History

The ALDS and NLDS has brought us something we've never seen thus far.

Brady Farkas

Philadelphia Phillies first base Bryce Harper (3) celebrates after the game against the New York Mets during game two of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on Oct 6.
Philadelphia Phillies first base Bryce Harper (3) celebrates after the game against the New York Mets during game two of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on Oct 6. / Kyle Ross-Imagn Images
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Entering play on Tuesday, both the ALDS and the NLDS are each through two games.

Each series is tied at one game apiece, marking the first time in baseball history that that's happened.

Sarah Langs of MLB.com had that information on social media:

The division series has only existed as a round since the mid-1990s, but that's still nearly 30 years worth of play, so for this to be happening for the first time shows you how rare it is.

It also points to the wide-open nature of these playoffs, where any team truly feels like they have a chance to advance on to the LCS.

In the American League, the Cleveland Guardians took Game 1 against the Detroit Tigers by a score of 7-0. The Guardians had a five-run first inning in that game, but Detroit ralled in Game 2 thanks to a late home run from Kerry Carpenter.

The Yankees beat the Royals 6-5 in Game 1 before Kansas City rallied in Game 2, 4-2.

Over in the National League, the Mets used another late-game comeback to stun the Phillies in Game 1. But Philly flipped the script in Game 2, winning on a walk-off single by Nick Castellanos in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Dodgers got a big blast from Shohei Ohtani in Game 1 of their series against the San Diego Padres to win Game 1, but the Padres offense rebounded to win 10-2 on Sunday.

The American League will be off on Monday while the National League will be in action for game three's.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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