PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have clinched a spot in the 2023 MLB playoffs!
The playoff berth comes after the Cincinnati Reds lost Saturday.
The chaos continues.
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 1, 2023
YOUR #DBACKS ARE BACK IN THE POSTSEASON!!! pic.twitter.com/V3qHANtj5H
PLAYOFF SCENARIOS EXPLAINED
The MLB Wild Card round is a "best-of-three" series.
In the Wild Card round, the D-backs will face off against the Milwaukee Brewers. Those games will be held October 3-5.
The D-backs will not have a home game in the Wild Card round because they are the lower-ranked seed.
If the D-backs win against the Brewers, they will face the LA Dodgers in the NL Division Series of the playoffs.
If they advance to the NLDS, they would have at least one home game in that round. Tickets for those games are already on sale and would be refunded if the team loses in the Wild Card round.
The NLDS will begin on Saturday, October 7.
PLAYOFF HISTORY
This is the first season the D-backs have made the playoffs since 2017.
That year they defeated the Colorado Rockies in the Wild Card round before losing to the LA Dodgers in the NLDS. The D-backs have not advanced past the NLDS round since 2007 when they lost to the Rockies in the NLCS.
The Diamondbacks' only World Series victory came in 2001, just four seasons after the team's creation.
