The MLB playoffs are already off to a raucous start, and the jam-packed schedule of games slated for this weekend promise to continue to be highly entertaining as eight teams remain in the hunt for the World Series after the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 163 of the regular season last Monday and continued their surge by topping the Cleveland Indians in the American League wild-card game Wednesday, while the Pittsburgh Pirates disposed of their division rival Cincinnati Reds in the National League wild-card game Tuesday.
