If it's all knotted up ...

From the way we've been told how the National League playoffs would shake out if there's a mess-o-teams bunched up after Sunday's play, two of the post-season entrants would be determined this way among the Dodgers (86-74), Padres (86-74) and Phillies (84-76):

If the Dodgers, Padres and Phillies all end up with the same record:
Monday, San Diego plays the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The winner takes the NL West. The loser goes to ....
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, to determine the NL wildcard and who'll start Wednesday in New York against the Mets.

If the Dodgers and Phillies tie for the NL wildcard:
Monday, the Dodgers go to Philadelphia for a 2:30 p.m. EDT game. The reason the game's so earlier: The Philadelphia Eagles have a game against Green Bay at 8:30 p.m. EDT, and they share the parking lot.

If the Dodgers and Padres finish with a tie:
San Diego is declared the NL West winner (based on regular-season head-to-head) and the Dodgers go in as the wildcard to face the Mets.

If the Phillies and Padres finish with a tie for the NL wildcard (behind the Dodgers):
Monday, the Padres go to Philadelphia, and the Dodgers start against either Houston or St. Louis.