The set-up: The Rays went 8-2 vs. the Yanks in the regular season, but I think they're going to stumble here in the opener of this ALCS. Both teams come in off sweeps of their Wildcard opponents. New York's Gerrit Cole (7-3, 2.84 ERA) allowed two runs and struck out 13 in his victory over the Tribe. Cole has now allowed just five earned runs over his last five games.

The pick: Blake Snell (4-2, 3.24) allowed seven runs over his last five starts for the Rays. Snell was sharp in his win over the Jays, allowing one hit over 5.1 innings, but I expect him to have his hands full with this healthy and hard-hitting New York line-up. Snell has the propensity to give up the long-ball, which clearly doesn't bode well facing this talented opposing line-up. Look for New York to ride Cole's big game to a solid win in Game 1.

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