The postseason begins Thursday night for the Red Sox as they take on the Indians in Cleveland. This is the first playoff appearance for Boston since their World Series run in 2013. In between, they finished last in the AL East two years in a row.

Given that roller-caster, New England Public Radio’s Susan Kaplan asked Boston Globe sports reporter Alex Speier how he expects the Sox to do this October. Click the audio player above to hear their conversation.