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Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers are the final team in the MLB playoff field after beating the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Saturday.The American League playoff picture is 100-percent official Eddie Robinson Jersey , as all five teams are in and know their respective seedings. However,none of the National League seedings are confirmed with just one game to go.We do know that the Atlanta Braves are the NL East champions and will either be the No. 2 or No. 3 seed.Otherwise, it's chaos.You can check out both playoff pictures below as teams get ready for Game No. 162 on Sunday. American League Playoff Picture (Official)1. Boston Red Sox (107-54, AL East champion)2. Houston Astros (103-58, AL West champion)3. Cleveland Indians (90-71, AL Central champion)4. New York Yankees (100-61, AL first Wild Card)5. Oakland Athletics (97-64, AL second Wild Card)The Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians will play each other in the American League Division Series. The New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics face off in the Wild Card Game on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-belisle-jersey , with the winner taking on the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS. National League (Through Saturday)1. Chicago Cubs (94-67, NL Central champion)2. Colorado Rockies (90-71, NL West champion)3. Atlanta Braves (90-71, NL East champion)4. Milwaukee Brewers (94-67, NL first Wild Card)5. Los Angeles Dodgers (90-71, NL second Wild Card)Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee BrewersThe Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are tied for the NL Central lead with one game to go. The Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, with Chicago southpaw Mike Montgomery facing Redbirds ace Jack Flaherty. The Milwaukee Brewers host the Detroit Tigers: Lefty Gio Gonzalez goes for the Brew Crew, while right-hander Spencer Turnbull goes for Detroit.Here's what we do know heading into Sunday: The NL Central division winner will get the No. 1 seed Mike Napoli Jersey , and the runner-up will host the NL Wild Card Game on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.However, we may not know the identities of the first- and second-place teams until Monday: If the Cubs and Brewers have the same Sunday result (whether it's two wins or two losses is irrelevant), they'll take part in a one-game playoff at Wrigley Field, per David Adler of MLB.com. The Cubs would get that hosting honor by virtue of winning the season series 11-8 over Milwaukee.Of course, the tiebreaker can be avoided if the Cubs and Brewers have different results Sunday. Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta BravesThe Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers are tied for the NL West lead with one game to go. The Rockies host the Washington Nationals on Sunday, with left-hander Tyler Anderson taking the mound for the Rockies and right-hander Erick Fedde going for the Nats.The Rockies catch a massive break by avoiding Cy Young candidate and MLB strikeout king Max Scherzer, who could have gone Sunday on regular rest but will call it a season.The Dodgers send out right-hander Walker Buehler against the host San Francisco Giants and left-hander Andrew Suarez.The NL West race is a bit more confusing than the NL Central one. We do know that the eventual division winner will face the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS Carlos Baerga Jersey , but the seeding is to be determined (see below). The loser will travel to face the NL Central runner-up in the NL Wild Card Game on Tuesday.There will be a one-game tiebreaker on Monday if both NL West teams win (or lose tomorrow). The Dodgers will host that matchup thanks to their 12-7 season-series win.If there is no tie (that would mean a Rockies win and Dodgers loss Sunday or vice versa), then the winning side will be the NL West champion and the No. 2 seed.The only way Atlanta can get the No. 2 seed is if they beat the Philadelphia Phillies (right-hander Kevin Gausman goes for the Braves against Phils left-hander Ranger Suarez) and the Rockies and Dodgers both lose. That would leave the Braves as the uncontested No. 2 seed alone at 91-71.The Braves lost theseason-series tiebreakerto the Rockies and Dodgers, so they'd be lower in the NL bracket if there is a tie. Justin Verlander has dominated the Los Angeles Angels ever since he was traded to the Houston Astros toward the end of last season, and he has been particularly strong against them at Angel Stadium.The 35-year-old right-hander will try to continue that trend when he takes the mound Saturday night in the second game of the three-game series in Anaheim.Verlander has won all five starts against the Angels since he was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 1 of last season, allowing two earned runs in 36 innings.Article continues below ...He has thrown 23 consecutive scoreless innings over his past three starts at Angel Stadium.“I like the aesthetic of pitching here,” Verlander said after shutting out the Angels on five hits over six innings in a 7-0 win on July 21.The Astros (78-50) enter Saturday with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Oakland A’s for first place in the American League West.Houston won the series opener 9-3 on Friday night to maintain that lead over Oakland, which also won on Friday. The A’s briefly tied the Astros for the AL West lead earlier this month, but Houston has won three in a row and four of five to regain its advantage.The Mariners are 5 1/2 games back of the Astros and chasing the A’s for the final wild-card spot from the AL.The Angels (63-66) welcomed back center fielder Mike Trout on Friday night after the two-time AL MVP missed the 20 games with a sore right wrist and then the sudden death of his brother-in-law on Aug. 15. He went 2-for-3 with a triple Friday.Verlander (12-8 Yonder Alonso Jersey , 2.65 ERA) hasn’t been as sharp in his four starts in August, all against teams that are also battling for a playoff spot.He allowed four runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings on Sunday against the A’s and earned his 200th career victory in the 9-4 win. He had lost his previous two starts against the Colorado Rockies and Mariners.“When you reach a milestone, you look back, understand and relish what you’ve done,” Verlander told reporters after his latest win. “I look around from when I started and realized it’s a long journey. From age 21 to now, mentally, it’s been a process.”Los Angeles rookie right-hander Jaime Barria is scheduled to oppose Verlander on Saturday.Barria made the fifth start of his career against the Astros on May 15 and performed well. He limited them to one run and four hits over seven innings, but the bullpen blew a 3-1 lead in the 5-3 loss in Anaheim.Barria (8-7 http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-jose-ramirez-jersey , 3.41 ERA) was 5-1 with a 2.48 ERA after beating the Texas Rangers on June 1, but then went nearly two months without a victory.He has bounced back nicely in August, owning a 2-0 record in four starts with a 2.18 ERA.Barria faced the Rangers again on Sunday and limited them to one run and seven hits in five innings, but again did not get the victory after the bullpen gave up three runs in the seventh inning of the 4-2 loss.“I always try to locate my pitches and do my job every game,” Barria told MLB.com in Spanish following his most recent outing.