MLB playoffs head into the Division Series, LA Dodger Shohei Ohtani to make playoff debut

The GIST: Blink and you’ll miss it — with the dust officially settled on the four best-of-three Wild Card (WC) series, it’s on to the best-of-five Division Series (DS), featuring the four remaining American League (AL) and four remaining National League (NL) squads.

• It all tees off with tomorrow’s quadruple header, serving up three divisional matchups. Yes, please.

AL No. 6 Detroit Tigers face No. 2 Cleveland Guardians in AL Central battle: The never-say-die Tigers stunned the perennial contender Houston Astros in two raucous games, setting up this spicy divisional clash. Power hitter José Ramírez–led Cleveland went 7-6 against Detroit in the regular-season, which means anything can happen when the fun begins tomorrow at 1:08 p.m. ET.

NL No. 6 Mets rally in the ninth inning, will face No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies: “It’s not over ’til it’s over,” the Mets, apparently. Down to their last two outs, first baseman Pete Alonso blasted a clutch three-run homer to help bounce the Milwaukee Brewers last night and send his squad through to face their bitter and stacked NL East rivals tomorrow at 4:08 p.m. ET. This is going to be good.

AL No. 5 Kansas City Royals look to power up vs. No. 1 NY Yankees at 6:38 p.m. ET: KC already eliminated one AL East foe, needing just three runs in two games to oust the Baltimore Orioles. That said, it’ll take a lot more run production to contend with the Bronx Bombers, who have the best offense in baseball, powered by home run hitter Aaron Judge and slugger Juan Soto.

NL No. 4 San Diego Padres advance for rematch vs. No. 1 LA Dodgers: Come for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s playoff debut, stay for what promises to be an electric NL West showdown. The Dodgers won the division, but the Dads — who took down the Atlanta Braves in the WC — owned the regular-season battle, going 8-5 against LA this year.

• Can Ohtani help the Dodgers overcome their early-round postseason woes, or will Fernando Tatís Jr. and San Diego upend their in-state rivals once again? We’ll find out when Game 1 goes down tomorrow at 8:38 p.m. ET.