Dodgers, Phillies and NLDS
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Ohtani (1-1, 2.87 ERA) didn’t pitch for the Dodgers last season while recovering from a second elbow surgery that he had in December 2023. He became the first player in major league history with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases as the Dodgers won the World Series over the New York Yankees.
Before starting against each other, Jesús Luzardo and Aaron Nola warmed up side by side in the home bullpen on Wednesday night. They each pitched three scoreless innings in the seven-inning Phillies intrasquad game,
The Phillies have announced that the Red October On-Deck Intrasquad Game presented by Citizens, being held tonight at Citizens Bank Park, is now sold out. More than 31,000 fans purchased tickets to the “Made for Red October” event.
The Los Angeles Dodgers set up what could be an epic NLDS matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies with their wild-card round sweep of the Cincinnati Reds.
At the Phillies' intrasquad scrimmage, 31,363 fans showed up to watch the team get ready for the National League Division Series.
Bryce Harper homered and had three hits, and five powder blue Phillies pitchers combined to shut out the pinstripe Phillies in a 3-0, seven-inning intrasquad game on Wednesday night at Citizens
Led by a strong performance from Mookie Betts, the Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in their NL Wild Card Series matchup with an impressive 8-4 win in Game 2 on Wednesday night. Betts finished 4-for-5 with three RBI in the victory.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine while pitching into the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke it open with a four-run sixth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday night and advance to the National League Division Series.