With the MLB postseason down to four teams, the path to a Twins-friendly World Series is pretty clear: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay Rays.
That’s the matchup Minnesota fans should be pulling for, and the reasons are hard to miss. Hardly anyone outside Los Angeles wants to see the Dodgers go back-to-back-to-back, while Milwaukee is an easy team to get behind. The Brewers have never won a World Series, they’re a small-market club, and they’re close enough that plenty of Twins fans probably know people who already follow them.
There’s even a Minnesota angle on the Brewers’ roster. Milwaukee has former Twins catcher Gary Sánchez and right-handed reliever Trevor Megill.
On the American League side, the logic is just as straightforward. The Guardians are division rivals, so Twins fans have every reason to want Cleveland knocked out by the Rays. It’s the same kind of thinking Yankees fans use when they root against the Red Sox.
Tampa Bay also has a former Twin of its own in right-hander Griffin Jax, who was acquired from Minnesota at last year’s deadline in exchange for right-hander Taj Bradley.
If things break that way, a Brewers-Rays World Series would be the dream setup for Twins fans. If it ends up being Dodgers vs. Guardians instead, that’s a much tougher watch.
The NLCS opens Sunday at 7:00 p.m. CDT at American Family Field in Milwaukee, with the Dodgers and Brewers meeting in Game 1.
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will start for Los Angeles, while National League Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski is expected to get the ball for Milwaukee. The series will air on FOX or FS1.
The ALCS starts Monday at 7:00 p.m. CDT at Tropicana Field, where the Rays will host the Guardians.
Drew Rasmussen is set to start Game 1 for Tampa Bay, and Cleveland has not announced its starter yet. That series will be shown on TBS and HBO Max.
The World Series is scheduled to begin Friday, Oct. 23.
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