Here’s how MLB’s revamped playoffs will work

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Here’s how MLB’s revamped playoffs will work

Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros are among the favorites in this year’s baseball playoffs. Tommy Gilligan/APMajor League Baseball’s postseason has a little more heft this season.The playoffs are rapidly approaching, with the final regular season games set for Oct. 5. The postseason begins two days later with a field of 12 teams — up from last year’s 10 — and includes a best-of-three format for the opening wild-card round.An expanded posts…