Even though New York looks terrific on paper, I’m going to throw a curveball here and pick the Twins to pull the upset. Santana is a veteran pitcher who limits baserunners and can pitch deep into games which will minimise Minnesota’s major weakness: their bullpen.

Prediction: Minnesota 5, New York 2

National League Wildcard Game

In the National League, two teams out of the NL West division will face-off as Colorado Rockies journeys to Arizona to face the Diamondbacks. Starting for the Rockies will be staff ace, Jon Gray (10 wins, 3.67 ERA) and for their opponent, Zack Greinke (17 wins, 3.20 ERA) will get the nod for Arizona. With the Diamondbacks having a powerful, quick-scoring offence, I can’t see Colorado manager Bud Black allowing Gray much leeway before going to the bullpen. Gray did, however, pitch well at Arizona three weeks ago with seven innings pitched in a 4-2 win, totalling ten strikeouts.