The Pittsburgh Pirates ended their season with an 11-8 victory over the Washington Nationals Sunday. The Bucs scored five runs in the first inning. Max Moroff drove in four runs during the game, which lasted almost 4-1/2 hours. The Pirates ended their season 75-87 overall, 17-games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs. MLB Playoffs will begin Tuesday with the American League Wild Card game. Minnesota will visit the New York Yankees. First pitch is 8:09pm. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Wednesday will be the National League Wild Card game, with Arizona host divison-rival Colorado. First pitch is 8:08pm. The game will be televised on TBS.
The American League divisional series will begin Thursday with the winner of the AL Wild Card going to Cleveland and Boston visiting Houston.
The National League games will begin Friday with the Wild Card winner visiting Los Angeles. Chicago will go to Washington.
After seven seasons and a World Series appearance in 2015, New York Mets manager Terry Collins stepped down after the Mets completed the season Sunday.
