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Anonymous
>>260067 "The division winners are seeded 1-3 based on record. The wild-card team is the 4 seed, regardless of its record. The matchup for the first round of the playoffs is usually 1 seed vs. 4 seed and 2 seed vs. 3 seed, unless the wild-card team is from the same division as the 1 seed, in which case the matchup is 1 seed vs. 3 seed and 2 seed vs. 4 seed, as teams from the same division cannot meet in the 1st round. In the first and second round of the playoffs, the better seeded team has home-field advantage, regardless of record."
According to the web, this is when this situation has occured: AL: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 NL: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Hope that answers your question.
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