The New York Yankees earned the top seed in the American League playoffs, which means they get the benefit of watching other teams duke it out during the wild-card round.
As the top seed in the American League, the Yankees will play the winner of the three-game series between the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles.
With the wild-card series starting up Tuesday, MLB experts predicted the winners, thus revealing who the Yankees may play later in the week.
MLB playoff wild-card predictions
USA Today Sports: Orioles
- Bob Nightengale: Orioles in 3
- Gabe Lacques: Orioles in 2
- Steve Gardner: Orioles in 3
- Jesse Yomtov: Orioles in 2
- Scott Boeck: Orioles in 3
Jake Mintz, Yahoo Sports: Orioles
Mintz: "Orioles in three. Kansas City’s offense has been so, so awful of late, while Baltimore’s got healthy just in time for October."
Tim Kelly, Bleacher Report: Royals in 3
Kelly: "Poor starting rotation depth and uncertainty in the bullpen are bad combinations for the postseason, and they will doom an Orioles team that once looked like a World Series front-runner."
ESPN: Orioles
ESPN polled 27 experts "from ESPN.com, TV, ESPN Research and more" for their predictions. Of the 27 experts, 18 predict the Orioles will win the series.
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