Charlie Morton
vs
Sean Manaea
After the exciting finish of the NL game, there are high expectations for the AL Wild Card. Game time is 7:09 CDT and is the only game in the postseason on ESPN.
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2019 MLB Postseason Predictions
Another season, another postseason prediction contest, but two days late. Spoiler your predictions below. They are due by first pitch of today's game. Add the number of games to win the series for a possible bonus.
ALWC: TBR at OAK
NLWC: WSH
ALDS: MIN at NYY
ALDS: TBR/OAK at HOU
NLDS: STL at ATL
NLDS: WSH at LAD
ALCS:
NLCS:
World Series:
2019 Game 160: Victory Lap at Royals
Berríos
vs
Skoglund
Final tune-up for the Twins as they prepare for visiting the Yankees next week. Still a couple things to do such as maintain that bomba lead.
2019 Game 158: Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
Randy Dobnak
vs
Daniel Norris
Dobnak continues his improbable year. I don't know if the Twins juggled his position in the rotation to have him start around his wedding this Saturday, but that's how it is. Regular rest dictates his next start would be Monday so he's ready for a Game 1 (unlikely) start.
2019 Game 152: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins
Ivan Nova
vs
Jake Odorizzi
Odorizzi gets to try again at pitching in a game. He's done well against the White Sox this year, his only loss coming in a game where the other starter did pretty well.
Nova has also done well against the Twins this year. He has a 5.06 ERA for the season and a 3.12 versus the Twins.
The Twins are projected for 99.9 wins now and could be the underdog in every series.
2019 Game 145: Washington Nationals at Minnesota Twins
Stephen Strasburg
vs
Martín Pérez
A good postseason test tonight for the Twins. Strasburg is really good. Pérez is a pitcher. Berríos delivered a very strong start yesterday and it's Pérez's turn to get five acceptable innings before handing it to the *checks notes* 12-man bullpen. Batters, this isn't Berríos, please don't forgot about the dongers.
2019 Game 142: Bronchos at Twins
Game in progress. Garver started off the Twins right, with someone finally hitting it into the stands.
2019 Game 139: Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox
Berríos
vs
Rodriguez
The Twins are 9-1 over their last ten games. They're 19-11 against the AL East (thanks Baltimore) and now 2-2 against the Red Sox.
Berríos had an extra day off after an improved, but still okay, start. He lost his start against Boston in June, in the midst of regular bullpen implosions. That time was because the Twins forgot how to score for the series.
Let's guarantee at least a season split with another AL East team. Sure, they aren't going to make the postseason, but those are the teams you need to beat.
2019 Game 134: Twins in Detroit
Twins have scored a bunch and Gibson testing if he can give up a lot of hits without a lot of runs.
2019 Game 132: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
Jake Odorizzi
vs
Ross Detwiler
Another Wednesday Odorizzi start. This time he gets to face Ross Detwiler instead of Giolito. Detwiler has 5.4 rWAR less than Giolito but he did beat the Twins in his only start against them. His season went rapidly downhill from there, including two more appearances against the Twins in July. He's been home run prone, not in the 2019 sense, but actually. He gave up one home run in each appearance so here's to at least 256 home runs after tonight.