Green Light, October 🚦

October 6, 2022

By: Carlos Alvarez

MLB Playoff Picture Sets the Path to the 2022 World Series

The MLB’s 162-game regular season has come to a close. The playoffs are set, and we now know the path for each team to the 2022 World Series. It’s a different look than we might’ve thought earlier in the season. The Yankees and Mets were head-and-shoulders above the league in the first half of the year, but the Dodgers and Astros won the second half. The Braves and Guardians made late pushes as well. And now, it’s time to swing away on the greatest month in baseball — October is here.

Hottest Teams: Believe it or not, the top teams in the bracket aren’t exactly scorching hot heading into the playoffs. While the Dodgers and Astros haven’t fallen off down the stretch, four other teams have picked up steam entering the postseason. The Braves — who captured the NL East crown this week — won seven out of eight before this week. Three AL teams also caught fire recently with the Blue Jays, Guardians and Mariners are all riding win streaks.

Coldest Teams: The Mets and Cardinals were struggling as the calendar turned to October, but New York reeled off three straight this week to right the ship. The Phillies also eeked by the Brewers to reach the postseason despite losing their last two games. But no team is colder than the Rays who are 2-8 in their last ten games and losers of five straight.

Odds to Win World Series: Dodgers (+300), Astros (+380), Braves (+500), Yankees (+550), Mets (+850), Blue Jays (+1500), Cardinals (+1900), Mariners (+2600), Rays (+2800), Padres (+2800), Phillies (+3000), Guardians (+3000)

MLB Postseason Matchups

Wild Card Matchups

NL: #3 Cardinals vs. #6 Phillies

NL: #4 Mets vs. #5 Padres

AL: #3 Guardians vs. #6 Rays

AL: #4 Blue Jays vs. #5 Mariners

Divisional Series

NLDS: #1 Dodgers vs. TBD

NLDS: #2 Braves vs. TBD

ALDS: #1 Astros vs. TBD

ALDS: #2 Yankees vs. TBD

Championship Series: TBD