Overview
- Smith took live at-bats at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, and barring a setback, he could start Game 1 against the Phillies.
- He has not played since Sept. 9 after a hairline fracture in his right hand, and the team is monitoring his readiness closely.
- The Dodgers will carry three catchers for the NLDS: Will Smith, Ben Rortvedt and Dalton Rushing.
- Los Angeles set its pitching plan with Shohei Ohtani in Game 1, Blake Snell in Game 2 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 3, with Tyler Glasnow a Game 4 option who is available out of the bullpen for Game 1.
- Manager Dave Roberts said Clayton Kershaw will be on the NLDS roster in a bullpen role, and the 37-year-old is set to retire at the end of the postseason.