The first round of the 2024 MLB postseason is complete and wow was it exciting. Six of the nine Wild Card Series games were decided by two or fewer runs, and three featured lead changes in the eighth inning or later.

The entire month of October is loaded with baseball drama, but nothing drums up the chaos quite like the Wild Card Series. The introduction of the one-game wild-card format in 2012 gave MLB something it never had before,

Game 3 of MLB Wild Card playoff between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers peak at 5.75 million on ESPN.