T.M. Selection: Chicago White Sox.

I like the Chicago White Sox to beat the Houston Astros in game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday. The White Sox had a great run at the end of the regular season winning 6 games in a row before losing their last game of the season. Lance Lynn (11-6, 2.69 ERA) is the starter here and he has been solid all year besides a few hiccups in his starts. Only 1 of his starts in his last 4 had more than 1 run given up by him. The Astros ended their season winning 2 games in a row but they stumbled a bit losing 3 games in that last week of the regular season. Lance McCullers Jr (13-5, 3.16 ERA) is starting and he has been a bit shaky lately giving up 7 runs in his last 3 games. Both of these pitchers have playoff experience but Lynn has played in a lot more games in the postseason than McCullers has. The White Sox were also winning more games than the Astros to end the season. I think the White Sox are playing way better right now so I like them to take game 1 of this series here.

T.M. Prediction: 5-3 White Sox.