Matt Stairs of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning off Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a two-run lead in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on Oct. 13, 2008, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images

The Dodgers square off in the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, who have fallen short in the postseason since reaching the World Series in 2022.

Kyle Schwarber is such a crucial piece for the Phillies that they must go all-out in free agency to re-sign him.

The Philadelphia Phillies will face the Dodgers on an auspicious day, marking 15 years since former ace Roy Halladay tossed a no-hitter in the opening frame of the 2010 NLDS. The Phillies will pay tribute to the Hall of Famer, who died in a tragic plane crash on Nov. 17, 2017, and his legendary playoff game tonight.

Technically, the Dodgers still have to close out their NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies. They still have to win the NL Championship Series. But they will.

The Dodgers knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in 11 innings Thursday, winning the NL Division Series in four games, and now advance to the National League Championship Series to face the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers - Chicago Cubs series on Monday.

Shohei Ohtani, making the first postseason start of his career and becoming the first pitcher to bat higher than eighth in a postseason game since Babe Ruth in the 1918 World Series, kept the Phillies in check for six innings. He gave up three hits and three runs while striking out nine batters.

The Los Angeles Dodgers face the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 (10/4/25) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Phillies staged a late comeback with former President Joe Biden in attendance but ultimately fell 4-3 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

PFP stands for pitchers fielding practice in baseball. It's a routine practice conducted by pitchers during spring training and other downtimes, like between a playoff series. These practices include covering bases, holding runners on, pickoff plays as well as fielding bunts and groundballs.

By most statistical measures, Shohei Ohtani had a better season than Kyle Schwarber, but the Phillies' slugger bested the Dodgers' two-way star for a big award