MLB Playoffs 2011: 8 Teams in Order of Elimination

Can Sabathia and the Yankees fend off Verlander and the Tigers?

Will the Phillies' star-studded cast of starting pitchers propel them to the World Series?

Is this the year for the first World Series victory ever for the Brewers, Rangers and Rays franchises?

Keep clicking for my prediction of the 2011 MLB Playoffs order of elimination.

8. Cardinals: 0-3 NLDS

Prediction: The offensive bats of Pujols and Berkman will be silenced by the best rotation in baseball.

Cardinals get swept.

7. Diamondbacks: 1-3 NLDS

Prediction: The powerful Brewers lineup of Fielder, Braun and Hart will destroy the Diamondbacks' mediocre pitching.

Brewers drop one game in series win.

6. Yankees: 2-3 ALDS

Prediction: Yankees will lose Game 5 in the Bronx.

Tigers will continue to roll thanks to contributions from Verlander and Penny.

5. Rays: 2-3 ALDS

Prediction: Rays will take the Rangers the distance, but that’s where their miracle season will come to an end.

Rangers take three out of five and march into the Motor City.

4. Brewers: 1-4 NLCS

Prediction: Brewers fans get a last glimpse of Prince Fielder before his offseason exit in a Game
5 exit from the Phillies.

Greinke’s start is their only NLCS win.

3. Rangers: 3-4 ALCS

Prediction: It will take seven games for the Detroit Tigers to make their first World Series appearance since losing to the Cardinals in 2006.

Look for another disappointing end for Rangers fans in 2011.

2. Tigers: 2-4 World Series

Prediction: So close but so far away.

The Tigers will lose their second World Series in six years to the Philadelphia Phillies, despite a complete-game victory from Verlander.

1. Phillies: 4-2 World Series

Prediction:  The Phillies’ shortened rotation will be too much for any team to handle.  Halladay, Lee, Oswalt and Hamels will dominate from the NLDS to the World Series.

Phillies win in six.