Overview
- Los Angeles finished a two-game Wild Card sweep of Cincinnati, sealing advancement with an 8-4 Game 2 win.
- The Division Series opens Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, where top-seeded Philadelphia awaits after a 96-win season and a first-round bye.
- Philadelphia will be without starter Zack Wheeler for the NLDS due to injury.
- Matchup focus centers on the Dodgers’ 4.28 bullpen ERA versus a Phillies offense that led MLB with 279 runs from the seventh inning on.
- Trea Turner is highlighted as Philadelphia’s X-factor for his on-base impact and defense, and reporting says some inside the Dodgers view this matchup as their de facto World Series.