They were joined by six other qualifiers and one wild card team.
The two wild card teams in each league play a one game playoff to advance.
There is a wild card team from each of the North and the South.
Puerto Rico was added later as a wild card team.
How many times has a got wild card team done this.
The Rockies entered the playoffs as a wild card team.
The two wild card teams played the week before the division winners.
The Rockies reached the playoffs as the wild card team in their third year.
The Giants were a wild card team with a worse record.
Previously, a wild card team could not face the champion of its own division.