After six months of regular-season baseball, with an extra day for that wild Mets-Braves doubleheader, the 2024 MLB playoffs are upon us. As we get set to watch more baseball than is probably healthy for the next month,

We're down to the final 12 teams. It took 162 games and an extra day of baseball, but the playoffs are here, and the bracket is set. Below are Yahoo Sports' postseason picks from baseball writers Russell Dorsey,

The Phillies will play the winner of this series, so we'll be spending the most time on them here. Philly has season series victories over both squads — they beat the Mets seven of 13 times, and the Brewers four of six times. There is a lot of familiarity with both of these NL teams, and each offers a different look to the Phillies.