Playoffs!

The MLB Postseason is officially upon us! Tonight, the New York Yankees host the Houston Astros in a one-game series in the American League Wild Card at 9 p.m. (ET) on ESPN.

We thought it would be fun to provide our own thoughts and predictions on this year's playoffs. Unfortunately, none of the ballparks we visited this season will be featured in the postseason, but one of the teams we saw will be — the Toronto Bluejays.

We got to see Toronto play in Chicago at U.S. Cellular Field against the White Sox. Chicago won, but we got to see a great pitcher's dual between the White Sox's Chris Sale and the Bluejays' Mark Buehrle.

Remember: Two teams from each league will play a Wild Card, one-game series to advance to the Division Series. The World Series will begin Oct. 27. The American League won this year's All-Star game, so the American League team in the World Series will have home field advantage in the Fall Classic.

Okay, enough chit-chat. Let's look at the matchups!

AL Wild Card

Houston Astros at New York Yankees

Oct. 6, 9 p.m. (ET), ESPN
We've got the surprise Astros taking on one of the most stoic franchises in all of sports. Houston will send out Dallas Keuchel (20-8), who is a serious candidate for the Cy Young Award, and the Yankees will throw Masahiro Tanaka (12-7). Keuchel was dominant at home with a 15-0 record, a 1.46 ERA, and 139 strikeouts. But on the road, he was just 5-8 with nearly half as many strikeouts (77) and more than double the ERA (3.77). Meanwhile, Tanaka has won eight of his previous 12 decisions, averaging 2.25 runs per start in those wins.

NL Wild Card

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

Oct. 7, 9 p.m. (ET), TBS
There is not another pitcher that has been as hot as Chicago's Jake Arrieta. In fact, since Earned Runs became a statistic in 1913, Arrieta (22-6) has the lowest ERA (0.41) from August to the end of the season of any pitcher in Major League history with a minimum of 10 starts. He has won his last 11 decisions and has given up just three earned runs during that stretch. Making this a premiere pitching matchup, Garrett Cole (19-8) will take the mound for the Pirates. Cole is second in the National League, trailing only Arrieta, with 19 wins. He started this year 14-4 and gave up three or more earned runs only four times, something he's done in six of his last 11 starts. Cole is 5-3 in those outings.

AL Division Series

Texas Rangers at Toronto Bluejays

Begins Oct. 8
The Bluejays may have been one of the best teams in baseball since the All-Star Break thanks to some big moves — dealing for David Price and Troy Tulowitzki (neither of which was with the team when we got to see the Bluejays). Toronto ended the season first in runs and home runs and second in batting average. The Ranges surged into first place in the West as the season wound down. Prince Fielder bounced back nicely this season after only playing 42 games last year. Shin-Soo Choo and Adrian Beltre were a big part of the offense as well.

Houston/New York winner at Kanas City Royals

Begins Oct. 8
After reaching the World Series last year, expectations are high in K.C. The Royals made some trades near the deadline to get Ben Zobrist and Johnny Cueto. Zobrist has been a nice addition, while Cueto has had his ups and downs. Kansas City still has a promising starting rotation with Yordano Ventura and Kris Medlen pitching well at the end of the season. Despite the loss of closer Greg Holland, the Royals are still strong with Wade Davis (taking over the closing duties), Kelvin Herrera and Ryan Madsen.

NL Division Series

New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers

Begins Oct. 9
The Mets boast what might be the best young pitching rotation in baseball with Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Noah Syndegaard. New York is second in the league in quality starts, fifth in ERA and sixth in opponents' batting average. Trading for the powerful Yoenis Cespedes has been huge for the offense, belting 17 home runs in September. The Dodgers have two of the best individual pitchers this season in Clayton Kershaw and Zach Greinke, who led the league with a 1.66 ERA. Kershaw struck out 301 batters, becoming the first pitcher to reach the milestone since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling (both playing for the Diamondbacks) did it in 2002.

Pittsburgh/Chicago at St. Louis

Begins Oct. 9
Many are hoping to see the rivalry renewed with a Cubs-Cardinals division series, but success for St. Louis will depend on how healthy the team is. The Cardinals lost key players, including catcher Yadier Molina, who is still trying to battle his way back into the lineup from a thumb injury. Despite the injuries, St. Louis posted the best record in the big leagues as the only team to reach triple-digit wins. In their last six games against Pittsburgh, St. Louis is 3-3. Against the Cubs the Cards are 2-4. But St. Louis has been in the World Series two of the last four years (alternating on odd years, which this year is) and winning it in 2011.

Well, there's a brief overview of the Wild Card/Division Series matchups. If there's one thing you learn from baseball it is that you can't predict it, but we're going to try to anyway. Here is how each of us see the postseason playing out.

Thanks for reading! Let us know who you agree with and which one of us needs to go to little league! Hope you enjoy what's sure to be another great end to another exciting postseason.