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The 2021 MLB playoffs are down to four teams after the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced in a thrilling Game 5 on Thursday night.
Now that the Dodgers-Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox-Houston Astros matchups are set, it’s time for some predictions. We asked our MLB experts to weigh in on who will move on to the World Series, which players will earn LCS MVP honors, the themes we’ll all be taking about in the next week and explain why their initial MLB postseason predictions are still in play — or went very wrong.
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American League Championship Series
Houston Astros (8 votes), Boston Red Sox (5)
Tristan Cockcroft: Red Sox in 6
MVP: Rafael Devers
The one thing we’ll all be talking about: Lance McCullers Jr.’s absence, bringing the Astros’ pitching staff closer to the talent level of the Red Sox.
Bradford Doolittle: Astros in 6
MVP: Carlos Correa
The one thing we’ll all be talking about: The still-relevant art of hitting for contact.
Doug Glanville: Astros in 6
MVP: Carlos Correa
The one thing we’ll all be talking about: Alex Cora and Dusty Baker getting ejected in Game 3 for using too many psychological tactics.
Alden Gonzalez: Astros in 6
MVP: Carlos Correa
The one thing we’ll all be talking about: The emergence of Luis Garcia and Framber Valdez, and what that means about the Astros’ sustainability.
Eric Karabell: Astros in 6
MVP: Jose Altuve
The one thing we’ll all be talking about: Redemption for Altuve, not that he needed it. And how good this Astros offense is.
Tim Keown: Astros in 6
MVP: Yordan Alvarez
The one thing we’ll all be talking about: Everyone will be talking about the obvious — Alex Cora facing the Astros — but in the end the story will be Dusty Baker navigating an iffy pitching staff (made iffier by the Lance McCullers’ injury) to the World Series.
Tim Kurkjian: Astros in 7
MVP: Carlos Correa
The one thing we’ll all be talking about: Dusty Baker going back to the World Series,…
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