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2026 World Series predictions: Expert picks for Brewers vs. Rays with MLB's Fall Classic set

The two No. 1 seeds in baseball will face off in the World Series, opening in Milwaukee on Friday

Best MLB Betting Apps for Baseball Betting, How to Bet on Baseball in 2026

Discover Major League Baseball betting and learn how to bet on baseball with expert tips. Find the best MLB sportsbooks and top promos to boost your MLB bets (October 2026).

What Tarik Skubal said about his pending free agency after Dodgers' playoff elimination

The two-time Cy Young winner hits the market this offseason in a winter of insecurity surrounding the looming CBA negotiations

Jake Bauers named NLCS MVP as Brewers advance to World Series after sweeping Dodgers

Bauers is the first Brewers LCS MVP, despite the team winning the pennant in 1982

Dodgers vs. Brewers Game 4 predictions: Expert picks with champs on the verge of being swept

Will the Brewers close it out on Thursday for their first NL pennant? Or will the Dodgers stay alive?

Rays vs. Guardians ALCS Game 3, Dodgers vs. Brewers NLCS Game 4 start times moved up

The league is being proactive in light of weather reports for Thursday's Game 3 in Cleveland, also moving up the NLCS by an hour

Why Dodgers can overcome 2-0 NLCS deficit vs. Brewers: MLB champs are down but not out

The Dodgers, with a homer-happy lineup, stacked rotation and a version of Shohei Ohtani who can't be worse, need to win four of their next five

Phillies keep Don Mattingly as manager, extend his contract through 2028 season

Mattingly, who went 79-55 as the Phillies' interim manager and made the playoffs in 2026, is back in the dugout

David vs. Goliath MLB playoffs won't prove anything about a salary cap -- even if both sides will say they do

The league championship series feature the top payroll in baseball along with three ranked in the 20s

Greatest playoff pitcher ever? Yoshinobu Yamamoto already in the conversation with stellar postseason résumé

The Dodgers will give the ball to Yamamoto on Monday in Game 2 against the Brewers as they try to even up the NLCS

What's next for White Sox? After historic turnaround falls short, Chicago has path to sustained contention

The White Sox were one of the best stories in 2026; can they keep the good times rolling?

Brewers vs. Dodgers predictions: NLCS expert picks as Milwaukee, Los Angeles fight for spot in World Series

Milwaukee is looking for its first World Series trip since 1983 but the two-time defending champion Dodgers stand in the way

Pros and cons of MLB proposal: 154-game season, longer LDS could be great, but deal has built-in roadblock

MLB proposed a 154-game regular season and several changes to the postseason in the latest labor talks this week

Guardians erupt in sixth inning to stun White Sox in Game 4 of ALDS, force deciding Game 5

The Guardians have taken both games in Chicago after trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five ALDS

2026 MLB playoffs: Winners and losers as Dodgers, Rays, Brewers advance, Yankees eliminated in sweep

The Braves, Yankees and Padres are headed home for the winter, while the Guardians forced a Game 4 with Wednesday's win over the White Sox

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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