{"id":813606,"date":"2026-09-25T03:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T03:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/813606\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T03:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T03:15:29","slug":"mlb-playoff-predictions-dodgers-to-repeat-but-who-will-they-face-from-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/813606\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Playoff Predictions: Dodgers To Repeat, But Who Will They Face From AL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three days remain in MLB’s regular-season schedule. Nine of 14 teams have clinched their spot in the postseason with five spots up for grabs. But it’s never too early for predictions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FOX Sports’ Dontrelle “D-Train” Willis and Eric Karros shared their opinion on how the 2026 MLB playoffs will play out.<\/p>\n

Eric Karros’ American League\"New<\/a>\u00a0\"Boston<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 5 Red Sox<\/p>\n

Karros: Yankees\u00a0
“The Yankees will move on because of their starting pitching. It’s as good as anybody’s in the postseason.”<\/p>\n

\"Houston<\/a>\u00a0\"Cleveland<\/a>\u00a0No. 3 Astros vs. No. 6 Guardians<\/p>\n

Karros: Guardians
“Why will the Guardians move on? Because of their pitching.”<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>\u00a0\"Tampa<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 1 Rays<\/p>\n

Karros: Yankees
“That’s a no-brainer right there.”<\/p>\n

\"Chicago<\/a>\u00a0\"Cleveland<\/a>\u00a0No. 2 White Sox vs. No. 3 Guardians<\/p>\n

Karros: Guardians<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>\u00a0\"Cleveland<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 2 Guardians<\/p>\n

Karros: Yankees
“This is going to be a pitching nightmare in a good way. Both ball clubs are going to have to rely on it. Yankees have a bit too much. They move on.”<\/p>\n

Eric Karros’ National League\"San<\/a>\u00a0\"Chicago<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Padres vs. No. 5 Cubs<\/p>\n

Karros: Padres
“The Padres are going to win. Why? Because they are at home. That is a gamechanger.”<\/p>\n

\"Atlanta<\/a>\u00a0\"Philadelphia<\/a>\u00a0No. 3 Braves vs. No. 6 Phillies<\/p>\n

Karros: Phillies
“I like that matchup for the Phillies just because of the starting pitching.”<\/p>\n

\"Los<\/a>\u00a0\"Philadelphia<\/a>\u00a0No. 2 Dodgers vs. No. 6 Phillies<\/p>\n

Karros: Dodgers
“Dodgers are deeper than anybody. Dodgers move on.”<\/p>\n

\"Milwaukee<\/a>\u00a0\"San<\/a>\u00a0No. 1 Brewers vs. No. 5 Padres<\/p>\n

Karros: Brewers
“Brewers are going to move on because of their pitching, and their just so darn good.”<\/p>\n

\"Milwaukee<\/a>\u00a0\"Los<\/a>\u00a0No. 1 Brewers vs. No. 2 Dodgers<\/p>\n

Karros: Dodgers
“The starting pitching for the Brewers, the top 2, as good as anybody. But they’re not as deep as the Dodgers.”<\/p>\n

Eric Karros’ World Series\"New<\/a>\u00a0\"Los<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 2 Dodgers<\/p>\n

Karros: Dodgers
“Dodgers are going to win it again.”<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Dodgers celebrate after beating the Toronto Blue Jays to win the World Series at Rogers Centre. (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) <\/p>\n

D-Train’s American League\"New<\/a>\u00a0\"Boston<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 5 Red Sox<\/p>\n

Dontrelle Willis: Yankees
\u00a0“Timely base hits with Ben Rice, but that rotation is going to carry them.”<\/p>\n

\"Houston<\/a>\u00a0\"Chicago<\/a>\u00a0No. 3 Astros vs. No. 6 White Sox<\/p>\n

Willis: White Sox
“I like the White Sox with (Munetaka) Murakami and (Miguel) Vargas. I love that three-headed monster with (Colston) Montgomery as well. That’s going to be fits for the Astros, and I think they’re going to be smart and not pitch to Yordan Alvarez.”<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>\u00a0\"Tampa<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 1 Rays<\/p>\n

Willis: Rays
“I think in this situation, the Rays are going to top them. The timely basehits, the way they provide traffic, they’re going to outscore them.”<\/p>\n

\"Cleveland<\/a>\u00a0\"Chicago<\/a>\u00a0No. 2 Guardians vs. No. 3 White Sox<\/p>\n

Willis: Guardians<\/p>\n

\"Tampa<\/a>\u00a0\"Cleveland<\/a>\u00a0No. 1 Rays vs. No. 2 Guardians<\/p>\n

Willis: Rays
“The athletic ability, and (Junior) Caminero is going to put the (Rays) over the top.”<\/p>\n

D-Train’s National League\"San<\/a>\u00a0\"Chicago<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 Padres vs. No. 5 Cubs<\/p>\n

Willis: Cubs
“I like the Cubs defense and how they get on base. They run the bases well and PCA is a monster.”<\/p>\n

\"Atlanta<\/a>\u00a0\"Philadelphia<\/a>\u00a0No. 3 Braves vs. No. 6 Phillies<\/p>\n

Willis: Braves
“Acu\u00f1a Jr., that experienced offense, I think they’re going to put pressure on the Phillies offense. And I think they’re going to take them over to be able to advance.”<\/p>\n

\"Los<\/a>\u00a0\"Philadelphia<\/a>\u00a0No. 2 Dodgers vs. No. 6 Phillies<\/p>\n

Willis: Dodgers
“I think the Dodgers’ rotation and Mookie Betts being on fire, getting Shohei (Ohtani) back in that lineup. They’re going to be able to advance.”<\/p>\n

\"Milwaukee<\/a>\u00a0\"Chicago<\/a>\u00a0No. 1 Brewers vs. No. 5 Cubs<\/p>\n

Willis: Brewers<\/p>\n

\"Milwaukee<\/a>\u00a0\"Los<\/a>\u00a0No. 1 Brewers vs. No. 2 Dodgers<\/p>\n

Willis: Dodgers
“The pitching, 1-4 of that rotation\u2026 they’re going to overwhelm the Brewers.”<\/p>\n

D-Train’s World Series\"Tampa<\/a>\u00a0\"Los<\/a>\u00a0No. 1 Rays vs. No. 2 Dodgers<\/p>\n

“Parade in L.A. again. I think it’s going to be a fun series, but the Dodgers and that rotation are going to overwhelm everybody.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three days remain in MLB’s regular-season schedule. Nine of 14 teams have clinched their spot in the postseason…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813607,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[46,5,731,138,24,49,4245,51,161,54,57,19,59,4,1526,62,25,18,68,2264],"class_list":["post-813606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-cubs","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-baseball","tag-ben-rice","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-chicagocubs","tag-cleveland-guardians","tag-cubs","tag-houston-astros","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-mlb","tag-mookie-betts","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-philadelphia-phillies","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-yordan-alvarez"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117329510114824862","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}