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Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesAfter a thrilling Monday of bonus baseball to determine the NL Central and NL West champions Kirby Puckett Jersey , the playoff bracket is finally set.The Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies both came up short in Game 163, and now they'll meet in the NL Wild Card Game for the right to move on to an NLDS matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.Ahead is everything you need to know about this year's NL Wild Card Game, with the pertinent viewing information and a full preview of the game. NL Wild Card Game:Colorado Rockies vs. Chicago CubsWhere:Wrigley Field, ChicagoDate:Tuesday, October 2Time:8 p.m. ETTV:ESPNLive Stream:WatchESPN PreviewKyle FreelandChris Coduto/Getty ImagesThe Cubs head into the wild-card game with the bitter taste of squandering a division title and home-field advantage on the National League side of the bracket still fresh in their mouths.While they won 95 games, a 6-6 finish to the season ended up being all it took for the streaking Brewers to finish erasing what had been a five-game lead in the standings on Sept. 2.The Rockies, on the other hand, were in third place in the NL West standings at the start of the day on Sept. 2, but a 19-9 final month that included a plus-59 run differential was enough for them to leapfrog the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West standings and the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card picture.Now those two clubs face a win-or-go-home matchup at Wrigley Field.The Cubs will turn to veteran ace Jon Lester and his wealth of postseason experience, while the Rockies will hand the ball to young standout Kyle Freeland.Lester:32 GS http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-byron-buxton-jersey , 18-6, 3.32 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 149 K, 181.2 IP, 3.4 WARFreeland:33 GS, 17-7, 2.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 173 K Ervin Santana Jersey , 202.1 IP, 8.4 WARLester last pitched on Thursday, when he threw six scoreless innings of three-hit ball against the Pittsburgh Pirates, so he'll be on normal rest.However, Freeland pitched on Friday, when he gave up 11 hits but just two runs against the Washington Nationals for his 17th win of the season.The 25-year-old has pitched on three days rest just once in his MLB career, and it did not go well. He lasted just three innings and allowed five hits and two earned runs.That could be the difference.That said, Freeland was solid against the Cubs at Wrigley Field back on April 30 in his lone start against them this year. He went seven innings and allowed six hits and three earned runs, taking the tough-luck loss.Lester also pitched in that game, allowing five hits and two unearned runs over 5.2 innings for a no-decision. That was his lone start against the Rockies this year.Anthony RizzoJonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe two teams split the season series 3-3 and scored an identical 33 runs in the process http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-miguel-sano-jersey , but their two meetings came at the end of April and start of May, so it's fair to say they are both different teams now.As far as hitters to watch, Anthony Rizzo is swinging a hot bat for the Cubs.He went 4-for-4 with two doubles on Sunday, then crushed a home run to deep right field on Monday.For the Rockies, David Dahl has crushed six home runs in his past eight games, and he posted a 1.012 OPS with nine home runs and 27 RBI in September.We've seen time and again that anything can happen in the wild-card game, so we won't bother making any predictions. But if the final month of the regular season is any indication of what we can expect from this year's postseason, buckle up.All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers recent tendency to score late and win often will probably have to continue Monday, whether they want to operate that way or not.The reason is they are facing New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom, who is putting together an historic season despite being on one of the worst teams in the majors. The Dodgers took nine days to erase a 4 1/2-game deficit in the National League West by using their late-inning rally strategy to perfection.Article continues below ...Matt Kemp moved the Dodgers into sole possession of first place in the NL West with a game-ending two-run double off Brad Boxberger to give Los Angeles a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday. Los Angeles moved into a tie atop the division Saturday when Kemp hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning. The Dodgers won Friday on late home runs from Enrique Hernandez and Justin Turner.“It’s the coaches Jason Castro Jersey , the players and just the hyper-focus on each day,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Sunday’s victory. It’s hard to not scoreboard watch and feel that 4 1/2 (games) is not a big number to (overcome). Our goal each day was to just play good baseball.”In order to stay in front in the NL West on their own terms, though, the Dodgers will have to get through deGrom. The right-hander is on a march to possibly win the National League Cy Young Award, even if his 8-8 record seems to suggest otherwise. He will enter with a 1.68 ERA, the third best since 1968.A pair of Mets records could belong to deGrom exclusively by the time Monday’s game ends. He currently has 24 consecutive starts of three earned runs or less, tied with Dwight Gooden (1985) for the longest run in franchise history. His 19 consecutive quality starts are also tied for the most in team history.“He continues to do the job,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said, according to mlb.com. “He’s just an all-around player, and the best pitcher in baseball at this point.”The Dodgers can hang their optimism on the fact that the Mets are somehow just 11-16 in games deGrom has started. They can also feel good about their eight victories over their past nine games http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-phil-hughes-jersey , as they aim for their sixth consecutive NL West title.At 61-75, the Mets are out of contention in the NL East, but deGrom still has plenty to pitch for. His main competition for a Cy Young Award appears to come from the Nationals’ Max Scherzer, the Rockies’ Kyle Freeland and the Phillies’ Aaron Nola.The competition at present, though, is a Dodgers offense that has surged thanks to hot bats from Manny Machado (nine home runs in 41 games with the Dodgers) and Justin Turner (.402 batting average, 1.213 OPS in August).The Dodgers will call on Alex Wood to start opposite deGrom. The left-hander has worked his way through nagging leg injuries this season but has still managed to post an 8-6 record with a 3.42 ERA.Formerly a member of the NL East when he pitched for the Atlanta Braves, Wood knows the Mets well having made nine starts against them in his six seasons. Wood is 1-3 against New York with a 3.83 ERA.In seven starts against the Dodgers in his career, deGrom still does not have a victory over the West Coast foe. He has a 3.43 ERA against them over 44 2/3 innings.