Today begins the postseason in MLB with four Wild Card round, best of three series. Here are my predictions.

Astros over the White Sox in three. I hope I’m wrong with this one, as no one can possibly be cheering for Houston outside of the Gulf of Mexico region. However I think the bit of experience Houston has, and the fact that no one wants this to happen, will make them take two of three at home.

Yankees over the Red Sox in two. If Crochet had come off the IL and got more work in, I’d go the other way on this one, as Boston has enough pitching to beat a busted up Yankees. I just think the Yankees will get big time performances from Schlittler and Fried and win a couple of pitching duals. If they don’t win in two, I think Ranger Suarez ends their season though.

Padres over the Cubs in three. I was tempted to pick this in two, but I can’t see PCA and Bregman not having at least one big game each. With that said, San Diego has been the hot team for several weeks and I think that carries over.

And for the main event… Atlanta had a better season than the Phillies. The Braves have a deeper roster. So of course they get stuck in a three game coin flip with a team who has recently tortured them in the playoffs. The Braves absolutely have to win Sale’s start today and you can probably say the same for the Phillies in Sanchez’s game two start for the Phillies. I would predict the upset if Wheeler were actually available to pitch as a starter in this series- he is tough on Atlanta when it matters- but he’s not. Because of that, I’m saying game three depth matters and Braves in three over the Phillies.

On to the games.