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The Oakland Athletics are going into Yankee Stadium Wednesday night and hope to ruin the potential drama of a postseason series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.The A's and the Yankees will go at it Wednesday night in the American League Wild Card Game Sparky Anderson Jersey , and the winner will play the Yankees in an American League Division Series.The Red Sox will host the first two games of the series, and they will also host a fifth game if the series goes that far. The Cleveland Indians and the Houston Astros, the American League's last two participants in the World Series, will meet in the other ALDS. The Astros have the home-field advantage in that series.Postseason ScheduleAmerican League Wild-Card GamesWednesday, October 3, A's at Yankees, 8 p.m. ET, TBSDivision SeriesALDSFriday, October 5, Yankees/A's at Red Sox, Game 1, TBSFriday, October 5, Indians at Astros, Game 1, TBSSaturday, October 6 Yankees/A's at Red Sox, Game 2, TBSSaturday, October 6, Indians at Astros, Game 2, TBSMonday, October 8, Red Sox at Yankees/A's, Game 3, TBSMonday http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-jack-morris-jersey , October 8, Astros at Indians, Game 3, TBSTuesday, October 9, Red Sox at Yankees/A's, Game 4*, TBSTuesday, October 9, Astros at Indians, Game 4*, TBSThursday, October 11, Yankees/A's at Red Sox, Game 5*, TBSThursday, October 11, Indians at Astros, Game 5*, TBS*If necessaryAll postseason games can be live-streamed on MLB.TV.The Yankees will send Luis Severino to the mound in an effort to shut down the home-run hitting attack of the A's.Severino was one of the best pitchers in the American League through the first half of the season, but he struggled quite a bit after the All-Star Game.However, he closed the season by winning his last two starts, and he had a 19-8 record and a 3.39 earned-run average this season. Severino is looking forward to his starting opportunity in the wild-card game."I just want to win," Severino said, per Coley Harvey of ESPN.com. "Whatever happens, if I can go four good innings and then the bullpen comes, that would be great. I just want to win and move up and go to Boston and try to win there."The A's are planning to make this a bullpen game Michael Fulmer Jersey , as Australian-born Liam Hendriks will be the opener. Hendriks had an 0-1 record this season with a 4.13 ERA. Hendriks is not likely to go more than an inning, as he pitched 24 innings in his 25 appearances, eight of which he started.The A's will depend on the slugging of American League home run leader Khris Davis (48 home runs), along with Matt Olson (29 homers), Stephen Piscotty (27 home runs), Matt Chapman (24 home runs) and Jed Lowrie (23 homers).The Yankees depend on the power bat of Giancarlo Stanton, who belted 38 home runs in his first season with the Bronx Bombers. Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, Didi Gregorius and Miguel Andujar hit 27 homers each for Aaron Boone's Yankees.The winner will play Game 1 of the ALDS at Fenway Park Friday night. The Red Sox are led by MVP candidates Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, and left-handed ace Chris Sale will get the start.Betts led the American League in hitting with a .346 batting average, and he joined the 30-30 club with 32 home runs and 30 stolen bases. Martinez bashed 43 home runs and drove in an American League-best 130 runs.Sale was troubled by shoulder issues in the second half of the season and his velocity was down in his last start. Still, Sale had a 12-4 record with a 2.11 ERA and 237 strikeouts. The Red Sox are hoping he returns to the form he had in the first half of the season.The Indians are another slugging team capable of wrecking any pitching staff. Jose Ramirez had 39 home runs, 105 RBI and a .552 slugging percentage. Shortstop Francisco Lindor tallied 38 home runs and Edwin Encarnacion blasted 32 homers and knocked in a team-high 107 runs.Corey Kluber is once again the ace of the staff with a 20-7 record, 222 strikeouts, a 2.89 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. He is joined by starters Mike Clevinger, Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer.Houston Astros astrosCount 鈥榚m! 鉁?6U3zAfpqlbThe Astros are led by Alex Bregman, who hit a team-high 31 home runs with 103 RBI and a .532 slugging percentage. George Springer added 22 home runs while Jose Altuve battled injuries but still hit .316 with 84 runs scored.Houston's pitching staff is led by Justin Verlander, and he is joined by Dallas Keuchel, Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton. All four started 30 or more games for Astros manager A.J. Hinch. Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Boston Red Sox, 3-2 in 18 innings in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday. Boston now leads the series two games to one heading into Game 4 on Saturday night at 8:09 p.m. ET.Here's a look at some odds, prop bets and a Game 4 score prediction. OddsPer OddsShark, Los Angeles is a -170 favorite over Boston (bet $170 to win $100), and the game has an over/under of eight runs. Bets immediately came in on L.A. and the over when the Game 4 line was initially posted, as the Dodgers were initially -150 favorites in a matchup with a 7.5-run total.The moves are in reaction to Game 3, as the Dodgers grabbed series momentum with their seven-hour, 20-minute win capped by a Max Muncy walk-off home run. The emotional toll of losing a marathon World Series game may be too much for Boston to overcome.Both bullpens are also taxed, and the previously tabbed Game 4 starter (Nathan Eovaldi) is unavailable Leonys Martin Jersey , as he was Boston's only pitcher from the 12th through 18th innings.On the plus side for Boston, only one reliever (closer Craig Kimbrel) pitched more than one full inning on Friday. On the minus side, Boston must find a way to build a bridge from innings one through nine with Eovaldi now out. That may be a tall order against a Dodgers team that has 12 players who hit 11 or more home runs this season.The Red Sox are facing tough Game 4 obstacles, which explains the opening line and line movement. Prop Bets (Top 10 and Ties for MVP)Boston Red Sox OF Mookie Betts: 13-5Boston Red Sox DH JD Martinez: 10-3Boston Red Sox OF Andrew Benintendi: 4-1Boston Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts: 9-1Los Angeles Dodgers IF Max Muncy: 13-1Los Angeles Dodgers SS Manny Machado: 13-1Boston Red Sox SP David Price: 14-1Boston Red Sox SP/RP Nathan Eovaldi: 17-1Boston Red Sox OF Jackie Bradley Jr.: 17-1Boston Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers: 20-1Los Angeles Dodgers OF Cody Bellinger: 20-1Bettors can get great value on any MVP pick. Per Oddschecker, no player has higher odds than Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts, who will likely be the American League MVP.Betts would be the safest pick as the best player on the team most likely to win the World Series. Despite the loss, the Red Sox are still up two games to one and -325 favorites to win it all, per OddsShark. Their worst-case scenario after five games is being down 3-2 but still getting to play at home to close out the Fall Classic.If you're searching for a good value, consider Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. at 17-1 and Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger at 20-1.Bradley is a defensive wizard who has a newfound knack for timely hits. His eighth-inning home run on Friday tied the game at one. Bradley was also named the ALCS MVP after homers in Games 3 and 4 in Houston helped the team to two victories.Bellinger's laser throw from center field to nab Boston second baseman Ian Kinsler at the plate in the 10th innings helped preserve a 1-1 tie. Granted, he's been ice-cold at the plate (.100 batting average), but Bellinger is capable of getting hot (as seen in the 2018 NLCS) and knocking a massive home run out of the park (he has 64 in his two-year career). Score PredictionAs of 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, no starter has been announced for Game 4 on either side.Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times provided insight as to whom that might be for the Dodgers, though:Andy McCullough McCulloughTimesThe Dodgers may not have Rich Hill listed as the starter for Game 4, but I am not sure why they would start another person for Game 4Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill went 11-5 and struck out 150 batters in 132.2 innings with a 3.66 ERA this season. He's done well in this year's playoffs, allowing just three earned runs in 10.1 innings while punching out 10.However, Hill has been wild of late, with nine walks during that same span. That may be an anomaly, as his this season walk rate was just 7.5 percent, per FanGraphs.L.A. has the luxury of going deeper into the game (barring a Hill blowup) and figuring out a path to the ninth inning from the middle frames onward.But one has to wonder how the Red Sox are going to get this done after an excruciating loss in which their scheduled Game 4 starter was used extensively.The Red Sox can throw out left-hander Drew Pomeranz, but he had a 6.08 ERA in 27 games this season. Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez would seem like the better option, but he missed half of July and all of August with an injury and struggled in his return in September (5.40 ERA). He allowed five earned runs in two of his four starts.Ultimately, it's hard to back Boston despite the good value. Take the Dodgers and the over.Pick: Dodgers 7, Red Sox 4