DONE-ZO! Regular Season comes to a close as Giants and Braves move on to postseason

In what could have been potential baseball history with a first ever three-way-tie between the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves is no more.

The Giants defeated the Padres 3-0 today, securing their playoff berth and were crowned NL West Division Champions, while the Braves held off a dramatic Philadelphia Phillies comeback in an 8-7 win to give them the WildCard Championship. Both wins knock the San Diego Padres out of playoff contention, a shocking event as the Padres led the West until the final few weeks of September.

As well, the AL East and Wildcard were decided as the Yankees, after an 8-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox, secure the Wildcard and the Tampa Bay Rays, with a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals, win the AL East Division.

Now let's get to the match-ups for the first round of the Division Series, which begins on Wednesday, October 6th.

ALDS - Round One

BRACKET 1

(Home) Tampa Bay Rays

VS.

(Away) Texas Rangers

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BRACKET 2

(Home) Minnesota Twins

VS.

(Away) New York Yankees

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NLDS - Round One

BRACKET 1

(Home) Philadelphia Phillies

VS.

(Away) Cincinnati Reds

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BRACKET 2

(Home) San Francisco Giants

VS.

(Away) Atlanta Braves

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Well, there you have it fans, your 2010 MLB Postseason.

Here's how I'm pickin' em:

ALDS

Rays over Rangers

Yankees over Twins

NLDS

Phillies over Reds

Giants over Braves

I'll do some analysis sometime this week to justify my predictions, so be on the lookout!

Are you ready for this?