With the Reds-Pirates game scheduled to get under way shortly, here are my 2013 MLB post-season predictions:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wild Card Game – Cleveland Indians vs. Tampa Bay Rays – Indians advance to ALDS
American League Division Series (best three out of five)
Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians – Indians in three
Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland A’s – Tigers in five
Amerian League Championship Series (best four out of seven)
Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers – Indians in seven
ALCS MVP – Michael Bourn, Cleveland Indians
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wild Card Game – Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Pirates advance to NLDS
National League Division Series (best three out of five)
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Pirates in five
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Braves in four
National League Championship Series (best four out of seven)
Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Pirates in seven
NLCS MVP – Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
2013 World Series (best four out of seven)
Cleveland Indians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Pirates in seven
World Series MVP – Neil Walker, Pittsburgh Pirates
Let’s play ball.