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The Houston Astros may not be truly in the west, but they’re west enough to fit into an AL West division that appears to—once again—be theirs for the taking. After suffering through the rough years, the Astros have come out on the other side as perennial contenders and will again compete for the best record in all of baseball, let alone the division.... 

The American League East is often credited with being the best in baseball. That division does have the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at the top, but it doesn’t compare to its National League counterparts when you break down the division top to bottom. It’s the NL East that is likely the best in baseball right now.... 

The Boston Red Sox have won the American League East division in each of the last three season despite efforts from the New York Yankees to get back to the top over the last few seasons. It was the second straight year the Yankees and Red Sox finished in the top two spots in the division, an occurrence we’re likely to see again in 2019.... 

The Cleveland Indians have owned this division the last few seasons, topping 90 wins in each of the last three years. This division has gone through stretches were it has belonged to different teams. For now, it’s the Indians’ division to lose.... 

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The Boston Red Sox earned homefield advantage in the World Series with a 108-win season and they’ve taken advantage of the honor, winning the first two games, hitting the road with a sizeable cushion. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers now find themselves in desperation mode. This Game 3 is a must win for the Dodgers. Can L.A. come up big when they need it and use the chance of venue to their advantage or will the Sox have this thing all but wrapped up by the end of the night on Friday? ... 

The Boston Red Sox breezed through the Houston Astros in the ALCS on their way to the World Series while the Los Angeles Dodgers needed seven games to topple the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. Over the last nine World Series, the team that clinched a World Series berth first—like the Sox did—haven’t won a single series. Boston is off to a good start to be the first such team to capture a World Series championship since the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. ... 

The Boston Red Sox won a franchise record 108 games and have now made it all the way to the World Series, to meet a team in the Los Angeles Dodgers that won 12 fewer games this year than last. Despite the win total differential, these two teams appear quite evenly matched which should lead to a fun first World Series meeting between these historic franchises. It’s quite impressive that we’ve yet to see a Boston versus Los Angeles series despite 33 combined appearances by the two squads. ... 

Last seasons the Houston Astros topped both the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers in route to their first ever World Series victory. This season, it’s the Dodgers and Sox battling it out in the Fall Classic with the Astros having been sent home by Boston after losing the ALCS. Can the Dodgers build off their near miss a season ago, losing in Game 7 of the World Series or will the Sox be able to capture their fourth World Series title of this century after breaking a curse way back in 2004? ... 

We’re now a week away from the World Series and only four teams are standing, the other 26 have already started their winter vacations. ... 

This matchup seems familiar. The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox are set to matchup in the ALCS, a rematch of last year’s NLDS. In that series, the Astros took care of business rather easily. This time around, the Sox will look to put up a bigger fight and they’ve got some momentum, coming off an impressive series win against the Bronx Bombers. Can the Astros become the first team since the 2015 Royals to reach the World Series in back-to-back years or is this the Sox’s year after they finished the regular season with a franchise record 108 wins? ... 

The only thing standing in the way of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a return to the World Series is a red-hot Milwaukee Brewers team. The two will collide in a seven-game National League Championship Series beginning on Friday night. They’re the last two teams standing in the senior circuit. Who will come out victorious? The Brewers boast home field advantage in the series, but the Dodgers are the favorites. Can Milwaukee topple the perennial playoff team in the Dodgers or will L.A. get another crack at their first World Series title since 1988? ... 

On the eve of the second week of the MLB postseason, we have seen the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies all eliminated from the postseason, leaving just seven teams with any chance of World Series glory. ... 

The Houston Astros are the defending World Series champions and they will aim for a repeat title in 2018. Their journey begins in the American League Divisional Series against the Cleveland Indians. The A.L. has four fantastic teams left in the field so Houston’s road back to the World Series won’t be easy. ... 

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have one of the most storied rivalries in all of sports, and it will be renewed with everything on the line in the American League Division Series. The Yankees and Red Sox are two of the eight teams remaining in the Major League Baseball postseason.... 

It took the Los Angeles Dodgers 163 games to win their sixth consecutive NL West title and they’re hoping the sixth time is the charm. In the first four of the previous five seasons, the Dodgers failed to reach the World Series. They got their last year only to lose Game 7 at home. In order to get their first World Series title since 1988, the Dodgers must first get past the upstart Atlanta Braves, who many feel are a year ahead of schedule in their rebuild. The last time the Braves reached the postseason was in 2013 when they lost the best-of-five National League Division Series to the Dodgers. ... 

It’s the most unlikely matchup in the 2018 MLB playoffs, but it could be the most exciting. The Milwaukee Brewers carry plenty of momentum into their best-of-five National League Division Series matchup with the Colorado Rockies after knocking off the Chicago Cubs in Monday’s tie-breaker for their eighth straight win, the NL Central title and the best record in the senior circuit. And that could be meaningful in these playoffs since the Brew Crew had the best home record in the NL. The teams do have one thing in common as they head into their first ever postseason meeting: they both won in Wrigley in the span of about 30 hours to force this matchup. ... 

After topping the Colorado Rockies on Monday afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Atlanta Braves in the best-of-five division series opener on Thursday. The defending National League champions will try to get back to the Fall Classic for the second consecutive season, but the first step will be toppling a young, exciting, and surprising Atlanta club. Does it makes sense to go with the chalk in this series or can the underdog Braves pull an upset? It should be fun to find out. ... 

After both losing on Monday in their respective Game 163 matchups, the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies are set to square off in another winner-take-all matchup. With a division series spot on the line, these two teams are set for an epic showdown their seasons on the line. After losing out on their divisions a day ago, one team will see its 2018 season end on Tuesday night. Can the Cubs take advantage of homefield advantage after losing at home in Game 163 or will the Rockies be victorious? ... 

We have a very interesting David versus Goliath storyline brewing for the AL Wild Card game on Wednesday with the New York Yankees play host to the surprisingly resilient Oakland Athletics in a win-or-go-home affair. The upstart A’s have continuously defied the odds and will look to topple the Yankees in New York just as they did in two of three games when they went head-to-head in Oakland a few weeks ago. ... 

We reached the final day of the regular season, but the situation in the National League is hardly defined as both the NL Central and NL West is going to a Game 163. The odds are impacted accordingly for those looking to bet on who will win it all. ... 

The Chicago Cubs will close out the regular season hosting the St. Louis Cardinals in a best-of-three series with the middle game on Saturday afternoon. Both the Cubs and Cardinals go into this series—and this game—with plenty on the line as the Cubs try to wrap up the NL Central and the Cardinals desperately try to claw their way into the Wild Card. The game also lines up to feature a fun pitching matchup with a former postseason hero, now with the Cubs, in Cole Hamels against a one-time failed prospect in Miles Mikolas of the Cardinals. ... 

The Boston Red Sox have won the AL East the New York Yankees are in the Wild Card and likely to host that game. Despite their postseason futures being decided, this won’t be a game either team will just being going through the motions. Boston could face the Yankees in the division series next week and as much as these two teams have faced each other this year, Saturday’s middle game of the three-game weekend series to close out the year could serve as a chance for both teams to build some confidence against a potential postseason opponent. ...