October has arrived! After 162 regular-season games, the MLB playoffs are set to start Tuesday. Can Atlanta roll through the postseason? Which team will emerge from the American League? What will surprise us over the next month? And who will lift the World Series trophy?
SI’s MLB writers Stephanie Apstein, Emma Baccellieri and Tom Verducci break down every series ahead and make their picks and predictions.
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