Chicago Cubs, National League Division Series
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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.
The much-anticipated National League Division Series battle between managers Craig Counsell and Pat Murphy has been one-sided so far.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine as the Dodgers eliminated the Reds to advance to the National League Division Series.
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.