| 2020 National League Wild Card Series | |
|---|---|
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| September 30–October 2, 2020 | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers 2–0 Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Atlanta Braves 2–0 Cincinnati Reds | |
| Chicago Cubs 0–2 Miami Marlins | |
| San Diego Padres 2–1 St. Louis Cardinals | |
← 2019 NLWC2021 → |
The 2020 National League Wild Card Series were four best-of-three-games series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine participating teams in the 2020 National League Division Series. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, MLB expanded the postseason from 10 to 16 teams (8 for each league) with all teams starting in the wild card round instead of holding the regular Wild Card Game for each league. All games for each series were played at the higher seeded team's home ballpark and were a best of 3 series.
The matchups were:
- (1) Los Angeles Dodgers (West Division champions) vs. (8) Milwaukee Brewers (second wild card): Dodgers won series, 2–0
- (2) Atlanta Braves (East Division champions) vs. (7) Cincinnati Reds (first wild card): Braves won series, 2–0
- (3) Chicago Cubs (Central Division champions) vs. (6) Miami Marlins (East Division 2nd place): Marlins won series, 2–0
- (4) San Diego Padres (West Division 2nd place) vs. (5) St. Louis Cardinals (Central Division 2nd place): Padres won series, 2–1
Because of the expanded postseason format, the National League Central became the first division in MLB history with four teams in the postseason in the same year. However, none of the four teams played each other, and all four lost their Wild Card Series, with each team losing its elimination game via a shutout.[1]
- ^ MLB playoffs: The Wild Card Series brought historic futility from the Central divisions, CBS Sports, October 3, 2020