Boston Red Sox (97-57) v Pittsburgh Pirates (91-63)
Best-of-seven, Red Sox with the home-field advantage.
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Rather bizarre, this standing on the outside looking in business, but I’ve made my bed of neutrality so now I have to lie in it.
For mine, the Bucs’ pitching is the absolute key here. Anything short of their very best and I think they’ll struggle to match the BoSox, who are just a beast of a team. And with Paige there as well their pitching has gone to the next level. So, as much as it pains me to say it, I think Boston gets the prize here, and fairly handily.
Red Sox in 5.