In Sports Illustrated‘s crystal ball, they see the Boston Red Sox defeating the San Francisco Giants to win the 2011 World Series.
Below is the entire list of SI‘s predictions:
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| AL EAST | AL CENTRAL | AL WEST |
| Red Sox (100-62) | Twins (90-72) | A’s (87-75) |
| Yankees (92-70)* | Tigers (89-73) | Rangers (85-77) |
| Rays (84-78) | White Sox (84-78) | Angels (77-85) |
| Orioles (78-84) | Indians (70-92) | Mariners (63-99) |
| Blue Jays (77-85) | Royals (67-95) | |
| NL EAST | NL CENTRAL | NL WEST |
| Phillies (93-69) | Reds (89-73) | Giants (91-71) |
| Braves (89-73) | Brewers (84-78) | Rockies (90-72)* |
| Marlins (85-77) | Cubs (81-81) | Dodgers (82-80) |
| Nationals (75-87) | Cardinals (78-84) | Padres (76-86) |
| Mets (74-88) | Pirates (65-97) | Diamondbacks (71-91) |
| Astros (64-98) | ||
| *Wild-card team |
| DIVISION SERIES | |
| American League | National League |
| Red Sox over A’s | Phillies over Rockies |
| Twins over Yankees | Giants over Reds |
| CHAMPSIONSHIP SERIES | |
| American League | National League |
| Red Sox over Twins | Giants over Phillies |
| WORLD SERIES | |
| Red Sox over Giants | |