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October 17, 2015

Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Preview: Cubs vs. Mets

by Sahadev Sharma

It's gonna be close! Or lopsided! Who can ever tell?

October 16, 2015

Playoff Prospectus: If You Can't Take the Heat: NLDS Game 5

by Chris Mosch

The Mets finished off the Dodgers with a combination of sustained velocity and Daniel Murphy magic.

Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview: Royals vs. Blue Jays

by R.J. Anderson

Thirteen months ago, the Royals and Blue Jays had baseball's longest postseason droughts. Now, they play for a trip to the World Series.

October 15, 2015

Playoff Prospectus: A Better John/Cueto: ALDS Game 5

by Matthew Trueblood

And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on, and your friends they sing along and they love you.

Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game 5 Preview and PECOTA Odds

by Jeffrey Paternostro

It's the hair versus the brain for a date with the Cubs.

Playoff Prospectus: We Are All Dead: ALDS Game 5

by R.J. Anderson

Nothing in the seventh inning of Toronto-Texas is as it seems, until Jose Bautista shows up.

October 14, 2015

Playoff Prospectus: Clayton From 5 to 7: NLDS Game 4

by Jeffrey Paternostro

Clayton Kershaw gets past the seventh, which all right-thinking individuals should have known he would.

Playoff Prospectus: Party Time in Wrigleyville: NLDS Game 4

by Sahadev Sharma

The Cubs clinch a playoff series at home for the first time in franchise history.

Playoff Prospectus: Win Or Go Home: Hamels Vs. Stroman

by Doug Thorburn

Two late season "additions" will battle to send their teams onward.

Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game 5 Previews and PECOTA Odds

by Jeff Quinton and Matthew Trueblood

Although we've come to the end of the road, still I can't let go.

October 13, 2015

Playoff Prospectus: PECOTA Odds and NLDS Game 4 Previews

by Rian Watt and Chris Mosch

The Dodgers and Cardinals fight for their playoff lives on the road.

Playoff Prospectus: Forty Minutes In Houston: ALDS Game 4

by Sam Miller

How an entire series changed, and how it didn't entirely have to.

Playoff Prospectus: Back in the New York Groove: NLDS Game 3

by Jeffrey Paternostro

The playoffs, and a new villain, return to Queens and the Mets greet both with an offensive outburst.

Playoff Prospectus: Homers, Homers, Homers, Homers: NLDS Game 3

by Mike Gianella

The Cubs power their way through a pivotal game against the Cardinals.

Playoff Prospectus: The Greatest Mop-Up Man In Playoff History: ALDS Game 4

by Kate Morrison

With a six-run lead and a game to go, the Blue Jays call on the man who might win this year's Cy Young award. What gives?

October 12, 2015

Playoff Prospectus: Oh, *Those* Toronto Blue Jays: ALDS Game 3

by Kate Morrison

Toronto hits and pitches and generally outplays Texas to push the ALDS to Game Four.

Playoff Prospectus: PECOTA Odds and ALDS Game 4 Previews

by R.J. Anderson and Sam Miller

The Royals and Jays face elimination.

Playoff Prospectus: PECOTA Odds and NLDS Game 3 Previews

by Chris Mosch and Sahadev Sharma

Come for your Jake Arrieta fix, stay for the emerging drama between the Dodgers and Mets.

Playoff Prospectus: The Story of Two Pitchers Left In: ALDS Game 3

by Matthew Trueblood

The Astros are a game away from the ALCS.

October 11, 2015

Playoff Prospectus: PECOTA Odds and Sunday Game 3 Previews

by Jeff Quinton and Matthew Trueblood

John Gibbons' club faces the first must-win contest of the Division Series round.