The only real question is, can Tony La Russa make the right in-game decisions during the postseason. Whereas the AL East is a battle between four playoff-caliber rosters. Houston faces its own questions this offseason, namely how it fills the void left when Carlos Correa departs, but the remaining talent and presence of Dusty Baker in a thin AL West division push the Astros into the postseason.
The Blue Jays will return a majority of their lineup and rotation next season, with at least one of Robbie Ray or Marcus Semien likely re-signing. A young roster with more experience can win the AL East. Instead, the Rays will hope a few All-Star and elite talents, paired with mixing and matching lead them to success. The Detroit Tigers have the young pitching and the right manager to at least be competitive. Detroit upgraded at catcher with Tucker Barnhart and that could be just the start.
Add Carlos Correa and a front-line starter via free agency into the mix, along with top prospect Spencer Torkelson, October baseball might be possible. The regular season concludes on Friday, September Coming off their sign-stealing scandal and a sub-. That answer turned out to be a resounding yes. First, the team took care of the Chicago White Sox in convincing fashion. Then they faced the suddenly surging Red Sox, who seemed to have them on the ropes after a barrage of home runs led Boston to take a series lead.
The Astros didn't panic, however, and shut down the Red Sox's bats with ease in the next three games. That only set them up to take on the winner of the San Francisco Giants - Los Angeles Dodgers series, a matchup that would determine which team with a historically successful regular season the Braves would have to overcome.
They proved more-than-adequate to the challenge, starting off the series with a pair of walk-off wins in Atlanta and staving off a comeback attempt by the star-studded Dodgers. Dodgers defeat Cardinals Taylor, Bellinger unlikely heroes as Dodgers walk off. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Atlanta Braves. Brewers hire two hitting coaches to assist offense. Milwaukee Brewers. Houston Astros.
Hendriks, Hader named MLB's top relievers in ' The Rays, meanwhile, lost to the Dodgers in the World Series last year but won games in The Red Sox have won four titles since , most of any team, with their last coming in -- which was also their last playoff appearance.
They snuck into the playoffs with a comeback victory on the final day of the season, but they will have to take down the rival Yankees and Rays just to reach the ALCS. Louis has made the World Series four times since , losing to the Red Sox twice and winning its other two appearances. Here are the full odds to win the World Series:. Editor's note: All odds are provided by our partner, PointsBet.
PointsBet is our Official Sports Betting Partner and we may receive compensation if you place a bet on PointsBet for the first time after clicking our links. This could go horribly wrong in a hurry, especially with the uncertainty of the single elimination wild card format. Things get even more difficult in the next round.
The Braves were a nice story during the regular season after battling so many injuries, but they played in the worst division and have the worst record of any team in the playoffs. The Brewers advance to face the Giants. On the AL side of the bracket, the Rays will dispatch the Red Sox in what should be a relatively easy series.
Not exactly the sexy, big market matchups MLB might want, but there will be some great baseball played. Milwaukee has an incredible pitching staff featuring three starters that have an ERA under three and closer Josh Hader is 34 for 35 on save attempts.
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