A.
Guardians vs. White Sox prediction & best bet
Guardians ML (+102)
Chicago may have a 2-0 lead in the series, but I am looking at the larger sample size which suggests not much separates these teams. Including the playoffs, Chicago is now 9-6 head-to-head against Cleveland, but is only outscoring them 65-to-60 with two more home runs hit (17 to 15).
I’m encouraged by the Guardians’ decision to use Daniel Espino as an opener, followed by Joey Cantillo in some capacity. Since his role shifted with an opener in front of him, Cantillo has allowed just four hits and zero runs over 15 innings, while striking out 17.
📡 SBR Edge: Cantillo's under-the-radar success
Cantillo is one of three Guardians starting pitchers in franchise history to have at least 11 consecutive games allowing two runs or fewer (2025-26).
📡 SBR Edge：坎蒂略的低調成功
坎蒂略是球隊史上三位連續11場失分不超過2分的先發投手之一（2025-26球季）。
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Dodgers vs. Braves prediction & best bet
Dodgers ML (-140)
In Mahle’s first career postseason start in the Wild Card round, he became the first Braves pitcher since Max Fried in Game 1 of the 2020 NLWCS to allow one earned run or fewer over at least seven innings in a playoff game. But I’m calling for him to struggle against Los Angeles and its postseason experience.
Los Angeles is 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position while splitting Games 2 and 3. But that shows how the Dodgers can win in a variety of ways, such as belting two home runs off of Chris Sale, a pitcher with the best HR/9 rate in the league (0.55).
📡 SBR Edge: Better on the road
Glasnow pitched to a 2.84 ERA and .160 OBA in seven road starts this season compared to a 4.25 ERA and .190 OBA in six starts at Dodger Stadium.
📡 SBR Edge：公路性能更佳
格拉斯諾本賽季在七場客場先發中取得了 2.84 的自責分率和 0.160 的上壘率，而在道奇體育場的六場先發中，他的自責分率為 4.25，上壘率為 0.190。
C.
Who will win Rays vs. Yankees?
I'm taking the Rays to win this one. The Yankees' bats have been asleep, and with Fried striking out fewer than one batter per inning this season, there's going to be a lot of pressure on a Yankees defense that was horrible in Game 2.
Score prediction: Rays 4 Yankees 2
Rays vs. Yankees prediction & best bet
First 5 innings: Under 3.5 runs (+108)
When Fried faced the Rays on Sept. 22, he allowed four earned runs. However, three of those runs were scored in the seventh inning. Only two of the seven runs that Fried has allowed to the Rays have been scored in the first five innings, and he's holding the lineup to just .179 in his career.
Martinez has faced the Yankees three times this year, getting off to hot starts in each game. He's allowed just four earned runs in 16.2 innings, and he hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of those three appearances against New York.
📡 SBR Edge: The offenses have started slow this series
Though the Rays scored five runs in the first 5.0 innings of Game 2, only two were scored without the help of errors. These two pitching staffs have allowed just four earned runs combined in the first 5.0 innings of the first two games of this series.
