You didn’t think both these series were going to end in sweeps, did you? You might have, actually, after watching the first two games of both the ALCS and NLCS. The first two innings of ALCS Game 3 on Wednesday night did nothing to change your mind, as the Mariners took an early lead on the Blue Jays thanks to a first-inning Julio Rodríguez two-run homer that sent the Seattle crowd into a frenzy. Did we already know our World Series matchup?

We did not. Twelve unanswered Blue Jays runs later, it was clear the Toronto bats had woken up, and the ALCS, at least, is officially a series. Will the NLCS follow suit? Now that everyone is back in Los Angeles for Game 3, we’ll soon find out.

Throughout this postseason, I’ll be previewing the next day’s action, game by game. Here is a storyline for

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