CLOSED (NLDS) DODGERS/PHILLIES

@ByJackHarris
Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani will start Game 1 of the NLDS in Philadelphia on Saturday

 

(2) PHILLIES vs. DODGERS (3)

SCHEDULE:
Game 1 (at PHI): Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET on TBS
Game 2 (at PHI): Monday at 6:08 p.m. ET on TBS
Game 3 (at LAD): Oct. 8 on TBS
Game 4 (at LAD, if necessary): Oct. 9 on TBS
Game 5 (at PHI, if necessary): Oct. 11 on TBS

SEASON SERIES: The Phillies went 4-2 against the Dodgers in the regular season, taking two of three when they played in April and doing so again when they matched up in September.

POSTSEASON HISTORY: This will be the sixth postseason matchup between the Phillies and Dodgers and the first in the Division Series. The Dodgers defeated the Phillies in the 1977 and ’78 NL Championship Series, but Philadelphia has gotten the better of Los Angeles in their past three playoff meetings -- the ’83 NLCS, the 2008 NLCS and the ’09 NLCS.

KEYS TO THE MATCHUP: This is perhaps overly simplified but this series will likely come down to how the stars on each club perform, and there are plenty of them. Whether it’s Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber, Freddie Freeman or Bryce Harper, some of baseball’s top names will be facing off in a star-studded NLDS matchup. Even each team’s rotation features top-shelf starters like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Cristopher Sánchez, Blake Snell, Ohtani and many more. For a division series, this is about as good of a matchup as you could ask for.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Trea Turner missed the better part of September with a strained right hamstring. He returned for the season finale but he had missed the previous three weeks which, including the Phillies’ first-round bye, means Turner has played in few games over the last month. If he picks up where he left off before the injury, the Phillies could be in great shape. Turner had an excellent ‘25 season, posting an .812 OPS with 6.7 WAR, third among all NL position players. Turner, too, stole 36 bases this season and could provide a valuable element on the bases if he’s healthy.

 

my lds picks...
cubs over brewers
phillies over dodgers
yankees over jays
tigers over mariners

 

i’ll never get tired of watching this
the guts of davalillo dragging a bunt with two outs
manny being manny (mota), as clutch a hitter as i’ve ever seen
and of course ropes russell coming through, which he does again the following year
special thanks to my parents, who let me leave school early to watch the magic

 

roberts apparently still going with three catchers
idiotic
if smith is healthy, then no need for rushing
if not, then let will rest
either way it’s a waste of a roster spot

 

• "[Kershaw] will be on the [NLDS] roster. He's going to be out of the pen and used as such," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday.

ESPN

 

why do i feel like we’re lambs being lead to slaughter?



we’re going to lose
and we’re going back to lose badly
in embarrassing fashion actually
revising my prediction from phillies in 4 to phillies sweep
the whiskey isn’t helping

 

Hmmm... okay.

These starters, especially Yoshi and Snell, have been so effective with that extra day rest. This is taking away that benefit. Could easily have kept them on that schedule with Glasnow pitching game 2. I understand that you want your best pitching as soon as possible, but it's a little risky... especially with the amount of pitches Yamamoto threw vs CIN. I hope it works out.

Bummed that Scott stays on the roster over Wrobleski. There was a role for Wrobo. I still don't see one for Tanner, unless you include bench warmer.

 

realmuto is the real deal
gamer, classy and one of the best backstops in baseball

 

no wrobo
no casparius
yet scott stays on

 

Okay, I was wrong. Didn't realize that Sunday is an off day, so that puts Snell and Yama back on their regular schedule. Good stuff. Only risk is that Glasnow is rusty by game 4.