It took until the final day of the regular season to figure out the 16 teams to fight it out in the postseason.
Here’s the bracket:
The Wild Card round is a best-of-three series, while the Division Series is a best-of-five and the Championship Series as well as World Series is a best-of-seven.
With that, I’ll be giving my predictions.
NL Wild Card:
#1 LA Dodgers vs #8 Milwaukee Brewers
Prediction: Dodgers win series 2-1
#2 Atlanta Braves vs #7 Cincinnati Reds
Prediction: Braves win series 2-1
#3 Chicago Cubs vs #6 Miami Marlins
Prediction: Miami Marlins win 2-1
#4 San Diego Padres vs #5 Saint Louis Cardinals
Prediction: Padres win 2-0
NL Divisional Round:
#1 LA Dodgers vs #4 San Diego Padres
Prediction: Dodgers win series 3-1
#2 Atlanta Braves vs #6 Miami Marlins
Prediction: Braves win series 3-2
NL Championship Series:
#1 LA Dodgers vs #2 Atlanta Braves
Prediction: Dodgers win series 4-2
Now on to the American League.
AL Wild Card:
#1 Tampa Bay Rays vs #8 Toronto Blue Jays
Prediction: Rays win series 2-1
#2 Oakland Athletics vs #7 Chicago White Sox
Prediction: Athletics win series 2-1
#3 Minnesota Twins vs #6 Houston Astros
Prediction: Twins win series 2-1
#4 Cleveland Indians vs #5 New York Yankees
Prediction: Yankees win series 2-1
AL Divisional Round:
#1 Tampa Bay Rays vs #5 New York Yankees
Prediction: Rays win series 3-1
#2 Oakland Athletics vs #3 Minnesota Twins
Prediction: Twins win series 3-2
AL Championship Series:
#1 Tampa Bay Rays vs #3 Minnesota Twins
Prediction: Rays win series 4-3
Now here’s my World Series matchup and prediction.
World Series:
LA Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays
Prediction: LA Dodgers win the series 4-2 to win their first World Series championship since 1988.
Comment with your predictions!
