After an exciting end to the regular season, with the Tigers and Royals clinching playoff spots and the NL Wild Card race coming down to a Braves-Mets doubleheader, the postseason has arrived. The field includes established powerhouses, up-and-coming challengers, and Shohei Ohtani in the MLB playoffs for the first time. Despite top seeds that look strong for deep runs, the unpredictability of short series makes it hard to forecast October’s outcome.
Below are the predictions by league and round from 22 writers at FanGraphs and RotoGraphs. The tables are sortable for each writer’s full forecast. Find the playoff odds here and the ZiPS postseason game-by-game odds here. Enjoy the playoffs!
**American League**
*Wild Card Series*
– Astros vs. Tigers
– Winner Votes
– Houston Astros: 13
– Detroit Tigers: 9
– Orioles vs. Royals
– Winner Votes
– Baltimore Orioles: 12
– Kansas City Royals: 10
*Division Series*
– Guardians vs. Astros/Tigers WC Winner
– Division Series Winner Votes
– Houston Astros: 10
– Cleveland Guardians: 8
– Detroit Tigers: 4
– Yankees vs. Orioles/Royals WC Winner
– Division Series Winner Votes
– New York Yankees: 18
– Baltimore Orioles: 3
– Kansas City Royals: 1
*League Championship Series*
– American League Championship Series Matchups
– Matchup Votes
– New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros: 9
– New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians: 6
– New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers: 3
– Cleveland Guardians vs. Baltimore Orioles: 2
– Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals: 1
– Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers: 1
– American League Championship Series Winner Votes
– New York Yankees: 13
– Cleveland Guardians: 5
– Houston Astros: 3
– Baltimore Orioles: 1
**National League**
*Wild Card Series*
– Brewers vs. Mets
– Winner Votes
– Milwaukee Brewers: 16
– New York Mets: 6
– Padres vs. Braves
– Winner Votes
– San Diego Padres: 21
– Atlanta Braves: 1
*Division Series*
– Phillies vs. Brewers/Mets WC Winner
– Division Series Winner Votes
– Philadelphia Phillies: 20
– New York Mets: 1
– Milwaukee Brewers: 1
– Dodgers vs. Padres/Braves WC Winner
– Division Series Winner Votes
– San Diego Padres: 12
– Los Angeles Dodgers: 10
*League Championship Series*
– National League Championship Series Matchups
– Matchup Votes
– Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Diego Padres: 12
– Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies: 8
– Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets: 1
– Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers: 1
– National League Championship Series Winner Votes
– Philadelphia Phillies: 8
– San Diego Padres: 8
– Los Angeles Dodgers: 5
– Milwaukee Brewers: 1
**World Series**
– World Series Matchups
– Matchup Votes
– New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres: 5
– New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: 5
– Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies: 3
– Cleveland Guardians vs. San Diego Padres: 3
– New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies: 2
– Cleveland Guardians vs. Philadelphia Phillies: 2
– New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers: 1
– Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies: 1
– World Series Champion Winner Votes
– Philadelphia Phillies: 7
– New York Yankees: 7
– San Diego Padres: 4
– Los Angeles Dodgers: 2
– Houston Astros: 1
– Cleveland Guardians: 1
**Writer Predictions**
– American League Wild Card and Division Series Predictions
– National League Wild Card and Division Series Predictions
– League Championship Series and World Series Predictions
