Meaning of 163rd game | Babel Free

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A one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.

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“Much to the surprise⟳ of both the Red Sox and the Yankees, the Yankees lost. The Red Sox, however, did not. ¶ As a result⟳, baseball's two best teams would be facing each other in a 163rd game. The winner would take⟳ on the Kansas City Royals in the league championship series, the prelude to the World Series, […]”

“The win-loss percentage is simply the number⟳ of games won divided by the total number⟳ of games played (the total number⟳ of games played is 162 at the end⟳ of the regular season). If two teams are tied at the end⟳ of the regular season, a 163rd game will be scheduled to break⟳ the tie.”

“After the 162-game season, the Rays and the Rangers were both 91–71 and tied for the second wild-card spot in the AL. That meant a 163rd game was needed to decide⟳ who would go to the playoffs.”

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