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Who wins each Division Series? Here are our picks

As the opening of the four Division Series approaches this Saturday, MLB.com analysts have shared their forecasts for who will advance to the League Championship Series. In the American League, the Guardians and White Sox are matched up after Chicago engineered a stunning turnaround from a record 121 losses two years ago to reach the ALDS.

Cleveland earned the AL Central title by winning 11 of their final 15 regular season games under manager Steven Vogt. Analysts narrowly favor the Guardians over their rivals due to superior pitching depth and greater postseason experience, despite a dissenting view backing the youth and momentum of the White Sox.

Over in the other American League matchup, the top-seeded Rays face the fourth-seeded Yankees in an AL East clash pitting a high-payroll roster against a small-market contender. Tampa Bay is favored by the experts to emerge victorious, influenced partly by uncertainties surrounding the availability and potential impact of three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge for New York.

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