The wildcard is on the 6th you most likely have to play their Ace by game 3 which is the 11th unless they really play them on short rest on the 9th so they have the option for Game 5 which is the 14th
Those number's don't mean much I think also once October 8th comes around the playoff's are a whole different beast, no matter what you think the Yankees at home is a very scary thought we should all be cautious about.