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With MLB's postseason reaching the division series, here's what to know about who's still alive and when they're playing in these 2025 playoffs.
In what was nearly a comeback by the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense held firm, defeating the Phillies 4-3 on the road Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series.
All NLDS games air on TBS, while Fox and FS1 split coverage of the ALDS. The schedules for Games 3-5 will be announced as the series progress. Winners from the Division Series move on to the League Championship Series beginning Sunday, October 12. Game 1 of the World Series is scheduled for Friday, October 24.
Major League Baseball’s playoffs now move into the Division Series this weekend. All four series begin Saturday.
The Phillies and Dodgers will square off in a showdown between NL titans. Here are the best picks and bets to make for the NLDS.
The much-anticipated National League Division Series battle between managers Craig Counsell and Pat Murphy has been one-sided so far.
Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and Shohei Ohtani and three relievers, two of whom were starters in the regular season, shut out the Philadelphia Phillies over the final 7 1/3 innings in the Dodgers’ 5-3 victory in Game 1 of their National League Division Series Saturday evening in Philadelphia.
The Mariners are ESPN's choice to advance to the World Series, also, with a panel-high 14 votes to win the ALCS (the Yankees were second with seven votes). Five voters on the panel picked the Mariners to win it all, second behind only the Philadelphia Phillies from the National League.