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3Bplay · 10-25-2025, 04:34 PM

DIVISIONAL SERIES RECAP
Postseason down to the final four

By MLB.com staff
10/11/2025

Dodgers advance in walkoff: Max Muncy's double to score Will Smith from first base against Jhoan Duran in the bottom of the ninth pushed the Dodgers to their fourth NLCS since 2020, as they took a 4-3 decision to win the NLDS over the Phillies. The two teams split their first four games, each winning one on the road and at home in alternating fashion, setting up the Game 5 showdown at Chavez Ravine.

In addition, the Dodgers will look to win their third World Series in that same stretch, becoming just the second team since 1995 to win at least three Fall Classics in six years, with the Yankees winning four in five years from 1996 through 2000 as the standard-bearer in that regard.

It was a strange series with respect to some of the games' final outcomes, as the games were either massive blowouts or one-run nailbiters. Los Angeles won the series despite a minus-2 run differential in the five games, and with horrific bullpen performances from some of their more reliable arms. Going into the NLCS against the Brewers (more on them later), it's certainly something to watch.

Smith took the series MVP honors, going 10-for-22 (.454) in the series with three doubles and two homeruns, including a homerun in the decisive Game 5.

Brewers take easier path: Milwaukee dispatched the Cubs in quicker fashion than the Dodgers did the Phillies, winning over Chicago in four games. After a 16-3 defeat in Game 1, the Brewers won three straight, including both games in Chicago, to reach only their second LCS since 1982.

At that time, however, they were in the American League. They ended up losing the World Series to St. Louis that year, now in the same division as the Cardinals.

It's also a rematch of the 2018 NLCS in which the Brewers pushed the top-seeded Dodgers to the limit before eventually prevailing in the seventh game and going on to drop the World Series in 2018 to the Boston Red Sox.

Jackson Chourio went 10-for-20 (.500) with a couple of homeruns to win the MVP honors, but teammate Caleb Durbin was also MVP-worthy, going 7-for-14 (.500) with a couple of doubles and steals each. It was another odd series where the advancing team was outscored by the team that is now sitting at home, with the Brewers getting outscored 29-to-21 (minus-8) in the four-game set.

Seattle, Toronto will play for World Series bid: Both of the teams on the American League side have a lot less recent history at this point in the postseason, with the Blue Jays last appearing in the ALCS in 2015 when they lost to the Kansas City Royals, who went on to win the whole thing over the Mets that year. Meanwhile, the Mariners haven't been this far since the 2000 and 2001 seasons, losing both times to the Yankees.

Seattle still hasn't won a World Series in their history, with the Brewers being the other of the remaining teams still alive in the postseason. Toronto went back-to-back in 1992 and 1993, but has not been back since.

The Mariners beat the heavily-favored Tigers three-games-to-one, dropping the first game by a 9-0 score to Tarik Skubal, but managed to win the next three games to avoid having to face Skubal again in what would have been the deciding fifth game. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays and Red Sox were pushed to the full five games, with Toronto taking the fifth game in dramatic fashion as Braydon Fisher put the Red Sox out with the tying run at the plate in the ninth, winning 3-1 last night.

Nathan Lukes won the MVP for their series, going 7-for-17 (.358) with a double and a homerun. Cal Raleigh won MVP honors in the other series, hitting a pair of homeruns with seven RBI.

10-25-2025, 04:34 PM	#33
3Bplay Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 326	MLB News (10/11) DIVISIONAL SERIES RECAP Postseason down to the final four By MLB.com staff 10/11/2025 Dodgers advance in walkoff: Max Muncy's double to score Will Smith from first base against Jhoan Duran in the bottom of the ninth pushed the Dodgers to their fourth NLCS since 2020, as they took a 4-3 decision to win the NLDS over the Phillies. The two teams split their first four games, each winning one on the road and at home in alternating fashion, setting up the Game 5 showdown at Chavez Ravine. In addition, the Dodgers will look to win their third World Series in that same stretch, becoming just the second team since 1995 to win at least three Fall Classics in six years, with the Yankees winning four in five years from 1996 through 2000 as the standard-bearer in that regard. It was a strange series with respect to some of the games' final outcomes, as the games were either massive blowouts or one-run nailbiters. Los Angeles won the series despite a minus-2 run differential in the five games, and with horrific bullpen performances from some of their more reliable arms. Going into the NLCS against the Brewers (more on them later), it's certainly something to watch. Smith took the series MVP honors, going 10-for-22 (.454) in the series with three doubles and two homeruns, including a homerun in the decisive Game 5. Brewers take easier path: Milwaukee dispatched the Cubs in quicker fashion than the Dodgers did the Phillies, winning over Chicago in four games. After a 16-3 defeat in Game 1, the Brewers won three straight, including both games in Chicago, to reach only their second LCS since 1982. At that time, however, they were in the American League. They ended up losing the World Series to St. Louis that year, now in the same division as the Cardinals. It's also a rematch of the 2018 NLCS in which the Brewers pushed the top-seeded Dodgers to the limit before eventually prevailing in the seventh game and going on to drop the World Series in 2018 to the Boston Red Sox. Jackson Chourio went 10-for-20 (.500) with a couple of homeruns to win the MVP honors, but teammate Caleb Durbin was also MVP-worthy, going 7-for-14 (.500) with a couple of doubles and steals each. It was another odd series where the advancing team was outscored by the team that is now sitting at home, with the Brewers getting outscored 29-to-21 (minus-8) in the four-game set. Seattle, Toronto will play for World Series bid: Both of the teams on the American League side have a lot less recent history at this point in the postseason, with the Blue Jays last appearing in the ALCS in 2015 when they lost to the Kansas City Royals, who went on to win the whole thing over the Mets that year. Meanwhile, the Mariners haven't been this far since the 2000 and 2001 seasons, losing both times to the Yankees. Seattle still hasn't won a World Series in their history, with the Brewers being the other of the remaining teams still alive in the postseason. Toronto went back-to-back in 1992 and 1993, but has not been back since. The Mariners beat the heavily-favored Tigers three-games-to-one, dropping the first game by a 9-0 score to Tarik Skubal, but managed to win the next three games to avoid having to face Skubal again in what would have been the deciding fifth game. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays and Red Sox were pushed to the full five games, with Toronto taking the fifth game in dramatic fashion as Braydon Fisher put the Red Sox out with the tying run at the plate in the ninth, winning 3-1 last night. Nathan Lukes won the MVP for their series, going 7-for-17 (.358) with a double and a homerun. Cal Raleigh won MVP honors in the other series, hitting a pair of homeruns with seven RBI.