{"id":15065,"date":"2018-10-02T18:59:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T22:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=15065"},"modified":"2018-10-02T19:18:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T23:18:13","slug":"2018-mlb-postseason-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/10\/02\/2018-mlb-postseason-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 MLB Postseason Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

After an unforgettable regular season\u2014resulting in two Game-163 tiebreakers for the first time in major league history\u2014October baseball is finally here! The National League Wild Card game starts October 2 with the Colorado Rockies<\/a> facing off at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs<\/a>. The Oakland Athletics<\/a> travel to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees<\/a> for the American League Wild Card game.<\/p>\n

The 2018 MLB postseason is loaded with ten teams good enough to win it all. The American League boasts three 100-win teams, including two teams that played Game 7 for the AL Pennant last season and the team with the most wins since 2001.<\/p>\n

In the National League, the pennant is wide open. There’s perennial powerhouses and budding favorites thrusting to make an impact. Nobody knows for sure who’s going to win but no team would be a surprise.<\/p>\n

The biggest storyline of the 2018 playoffs? Since 2001, at least one pennant has been won by a team that didn’t make the playoffs the season before. Could the Athletics in the AL or the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> or Atlanta Braves<\/a> in the NL continue this trend?<\/p>\n

Will the Houston Astros<\/a> repeat? Will the Boston Red Sox<\/a> achieve the best season in 20 years? Could the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> end their 30-year World Series drought?<\/p>\n

All these questions and more will be answered this October! Here is a look at the Last Word on Baseball\u2019s editorial staff and their predictions for the postseason.<\/p>\n

2018 MLB Postseason Predictions<\/h2>\n

Sean Couch<\/h3>\n

AL Wild Card (OAK @ NYY)<\/strong>:\u00a0New York Yankees<\/p>\n

NL Wild Card (COL @ CHC)<\/strong>:\u00a0Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n

ALDS (NYY vs. BOS)<\/strong>: Boston Red Sox; (CLE vs. HOU)<\/strong>: Houston Astros<\/p>\n

NLDS (CHC vs. MIL)<\/strong>: Milwaukee Brewers; (ATL vs. LAD)<\/strong>: Los Angeles Dodgers<\/p>\n

ALCS (HOU vs. BOS)<\/strong>: Houston Astros<\/p>\n

NLCS (LAD vs. MIL)<\/strong>: Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

World Series<\/strong>: Houston Astros over Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

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Paul Harvey<\/h3>\n

AL Wild Card (OAK @ NYY)<\/strong>: Oakland Athletics<\/p>\n

NL Wild Card (COL @ CHC)<\/strong>: Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n

ALDS (OAK vs. BOS)<\/strong>: Boston Red Sox; (CLE vs. HOU)<\/strong>: Houston Astros<\/p>\n

NLDS (CHC vs. MIL)<\/strong>: Chicago Cubs; (ATL vs. LAD)<\/strong>: Atlanta Braves<\/p>\n

ALCS (HOU vs. BOS)<\/strong>: Houston Astros<\/p>\n

NLCS (CHC vs. ATL)<\/strong>: Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n

World Series<\/strong>: Houston Astros over Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n

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Brandon Murphy<\/h3>\n

AL Wild Card (OAK @ NYY)<\/strong>: New York Yankees<\/p>\n

NL Wild Card (COL @ CHC)<\/strong>: Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n

ALDS (NYY vs. BOS)<\/strong>: New York Yankees; (CLE vs. HOU)<\/strong>: Houston Astros<\/p>\n

NLDS (CHC vs. MIL)<\/strong>: Milwaukee Brewers; (ATL vs. LAD)<\/strong>: Los Angeles Dodgers<\/p>\n

ALCS (NYY vs. HOU)<\/strong>: New York Yankees<\/p>\n

NLCS (LAD vs. MIL)<\/strong>: Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

World Series<\/strong>: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

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Carson Babbini<\/h3>\n

AL Wild Card (OAK @ NYY)<\/strong>: New York Yankees<\/p>\n

NL Wild Card (COL @ CHC)<\/strong>: Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n

ALDS (NYY vs. BOS)<\/strong>: Boston Red Sox; (CLE vs. HOU)<\/strong>: Houston Astros<\/p>\n

NLDS (CHC vs. MIL)<\/strong>: Milwaukee Brewers; (ATL vs. LAD)<\/strong>: Los Angeles Dodgers<\/p>\n

ALCS (HOU vs. BOS)<\/strong>: Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n

NLCS (LAD vs. MIL)<\/strong>: Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

World Series<\/strong>: Boston Red Sox over Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

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