Posted by contrarian23 on 10/1/2011 7:48:00 PM (view original):Yes. The 2 teams in the division play for the division title. The winner gets the division. The loser then plays the 3rd team for the Wild Card. (Even though the loser of the first game technically no longer has the same record as the 3rd team, they are still considered "tied.") These are the exact rules used by MLB - detailed here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Resolution_of_ties_in_division_races The scenario in question is scenario 5.
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