Ah, the playoff race. It accelerates the heart rate. It unsettles the stomach. When done right, it is equal parts stimulating and nauseating. Agony and awesomeness are the time-tested side effects of September baseball. No two teams took the same path to get here, and there’s no telling how some of these races shake out. But with this agonizing-yet-awesome month upon us, this is where things stand.