ALCS/NLCS Predictions!!!
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Welp, I was 1 for 2 on my Wild Card picks and 2 for 4 on my Division Series picks. Let’s do the Championship Series’ now. Once again, take these with a grain of salt.
ALCS (C as in ”Cheaters”): Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros
If you told me at the beginning of the year that the Red Sox would make the ALCS I would’ve laughed at you. Yet here they are.
This matchup looks like a pretty good one. Both teams have great lineups that both hit for a high average and score a lot of runs.
However, I do look back at the Division Series with the Red Sox and the Rays and I see how their bullpen has coughed up late inning leads in back-to-back games. That raises a few questions. On the other side, the Astros bullpen has been better at protecting leads.
This should be a really good series but I think that the bullpens will make the difference of who’s moving on here.
Prediction: Astros win in 7 games
NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves
We see a rematch of last year’s NLCS this year. LA and Atlanta.
Both teams have highly capable offenses that should match up well with each other.
Both teams also have competent pitching staffs. But I have to say that the advantage in the pitching goes to the Dodgers, because they have both the better #1 Starter and the better #2 Starter (Scherzer>Morton and Buehler>Fried).
The Dodgers will be a far tougher test for the Braves than the Brewers. Their pitching staff is just as good (and the Brewers pitching staff did hold Atlanta to 3 runs/game last series) but their lineup is far better. The primary reason the Brewers lost is because nobody in their lineup was able to step up.
So, if the Dodgers can consistently put up 4+ runs/game in this series, they’ll win the series. What are the odds of that happening? Pretty high I’d say, they’re the Dodgers!
Prediction; Dodgers win in 5 games
I’ll do my World Series predictions when it comes around. Please give me your feedback on how right or wrong I am!
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