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The scene shifts to Motown Tuesday for Game 3 of the American League Division series between the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers. With the series tied at one game apiece, Logan Gilbert of Seattle will take the mound opposite Detroit's Jack Flaherty.

Each of the first two games has been decided by a single run. Detroit won the opener 3-2 but Seattle rebounded and took Game 2 by that same score. Tarik Skubal allowed a couple of runs over seven innings and struck out nine, but Seattle got to the Tigers' bullpen for a run in the bottom of the eighth to break a 2-2 tie and even the series at a game apiece. Jorge Polanco went 3-4 and drove in a pair of runs to pace the attack for Seattle.

Jack Flaherty was better than good in his start in Game 3 of the Tigers' Wild Card series against Cleveland. He lasted only 4.2 innings but allowed just one run on three hits. In five September starts, Logan Gilbert never allowed more than two runs and pitched at least five innings in four of those five outings.

Its Game 3 of the ALDS. Lets dive into the matchup between Seattle and Detroit and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch Mariners at Tigers - ALDS Game 3

• Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
• Time: 4:08PM EST
• Site: Comerica Park
• City: Detroit, MI
• Network/Streaming: FS1

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Odds for Game 3 of Tigers at Mariners

The latest odds as of Monday courtesy of DraftKings:

• Moneyline: Seattle Mariners (-132), Detroit Tigers (+108)
• Spread: Mariners -1.5 (+129) 
• Total: 7.5 runs
  

Probable starting pitchers for Tigers at Mariners - ALDS Game 3

• Pitching matchup for October 5, 2025: Logan Gilbert vs. Jack Flaherty
  
  • Mariners: Logan Gilbert (Regular Season - 6-6, 3.44 ERA)
    Last outing: 9/27 vs. Dodgers - 5IP, 2ER, 4H, 1 BB, 5Ks
  • Tigers: Jack Flaherty (Regular Season - 8-15, 4.64 ERA)
    Last outing: 10/2 at Cleveland - 4.2IP, 1ER, 3H, 2 BB, 4Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Tigers at Mariners

• Randy Arozarena is 3-8 with 2 HRs in his career against Jack Flaherty
• Eugenio Suarez is 6-25 with 3 HRs in his career against Jack Flaherty
• Riley Greene is 5-12 against LoganGilbert in his career
• Gleyber Torres is 6-16 in his career against Logan Gilbert

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Expert picks & predictions for Tuesday’s ALDS Game 3 between the Tigers and the Mariners

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The scene shifts to the Bronx and Yankee Stadium for Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees Tuesday night with the Jays having won each of the first two games of the series in Toronto. Shane Bieber will start for the Jays against Carlos Rodon for the Yanks.

The Blue Jays have scored 23 runs in the first two games of the series. Sunday, they scored in five of the first six innings and built a 12-0 before ultimately winning 13-7. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-5 with a grand slam and Daulton Varsho went 4-5 with a couple home runs and also drove in four to pace the Jays' attack. Trey Yesavage was on the bump and was unhittable. The rookie out of Pottstown, PA struck out 11 without allowing a hit over 5.1 innings. The top half of the Yankees' batting order went a combined 8-21 and drove in seven but it was not nearly enough to even the series.

Rodon gave up three runs over six innings in Game 2 of New York's Wild Card series against Boston. He did not factor into the decision of the Yankees' 4-3 win. The left-hander was 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA during the regular season. Bieber arrived in Toronto as the result of a trade from Cleveland on July 31. The former Cy Young winner made seven starts and went 4-2 with a 3.57 ERA after the trade.

Lets dive into Game 3 between the Yankees and the Blue Jays and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch the Blue Jays at the Yankees - ALDS Game 3

• Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
• Time: 8:08PM EST
• Site: Yankee Stadium
• City: New York, NY
• Network/Streaming: FS1

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Odds for the Blue Jays at the Yankees - ALDS Game 3

The latest odds as of Monday courtesy of DraftKings:

• Moneyline: Toronto Blue Jays (+123), New York Yankees (-149)
• Spread: Yankees -1.5 (+141)
• Total: 7.5 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Blue Jays at Yankees - ALDS Game 3

• Pitching matchup for October 7, 2025:
  
  • Toronto: Shane Bieber (Regular Season: 4-2, 3.57 ERA)
    Last outing: 9/26 vs. Tampa Bay - 5IP, 2ER, 2H, 2 BB, 3 Ks
  • New York: Carlos Rodon (Regular Season: 18-9, 3.09 ERA)
    Last outing: 10/1 vs. Boston - 6IP, 3ER, 4H, 2BB, 6Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Blue Jays at Yankees - ALDS Game 3

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 10-17 with 1 HR in his career against Carlos Rodon
• George Springer is 5-26 with 2 HRs in his career against Carlos Rodon
• Aaron Judge is 1-13 with 1 HR in his career against Shane Bieber
• Giancarlo Stanton is 3-15 with 1 HR in his career against Shane Bieber

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• Spread: Rotoworld is recommending a play on the Yankees -1.5 (+141)
• Total: Rotoworld is recommending a play on the OVER 7.5 runs
  

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SEATTLE — Shortly after Jorge Polanco’s second home run of the game off reigning AL Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal, a chant broke out from a smattering of Mariners fans at T-Mobile Park.

It was resemblant of the familiar soccer chant, “Olé, Olé, Olé″, except the Seattle supporters were repeating Polanco’s first name after he put the Mariners up 2-0 en route to a 3-2 win against the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of their AL Division Series to even the series.

“Jorge, Jorge, Jorge” reverberated throughout the ballpark, which was occupied by a whopping 47,371 patrons that witnessed Seattle’s first home playoff win since Oct. 15, 2001, against Cleveland.

“Well, when we’ve got a crowd like that that’s supporting us,” Polanco said, “it’s easy for us to go out there.”

Despite the magnitude of his performance — Polanco became the fourth Mariners player with a multi-homer game in the postseason, joining Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Jay Buhner, who all accomplished the feat in 1995 —- he described an approach in the batter’s box that perfectly encapsulated his calm demeanor.

“I came up there just trying to get a good pitch to hit,” Polanco said. “Just hit to the middle of the field and put it straight on.”

That method worked out in a big way for Polanco, just as it often did throughout a bounce-back season. Nearly a year ago to the date, Polanco underwent surgery to repair his left patellar tendon. And in November, the Mariners declined his $12 million option, only to bring him back for the discounted rate of $7 million for one season.

Last year, Polanco played through injury and put up pedestrian numbers relative to his career averages. In his first season in Seattle, Polanco hit just .213 with a career-low .651 OPS.

“We all knew what he was going through, and we all had his back,” teammate Julio Rodríguez said. “We also knew how much he cared about the team last year. And just to see him, like, kind of going through and showing up every single day, he inspired me a lot, I’ve got to say, just in the way that he went about his business. You could tell how much he actually wanted to play.”

In 2025, though, Polanco hasn’t just been available, but impactful. He mashed 26 home runs this season, the second-most of his career, and started playing the field more frequently in the second half of the season, too.

“That’s why I’m so happy for him this year, that he’s been more healthy, more on the field,” Rodríguez said. “I know he’s put in a lot of work, and I’m so, so happy that he’s having success again and enjoying the game of baseball that he loves.”

Adoration was in the air for Polanco all evening, and especially following each of his home runs off Skubal. The first long ball came on a slider, and the latter off Skubal’s scintillating sinker – not that Polanco was sitting on either pitch.

“I didn’t know what was coming,” Polanco said. “Like I said, I just have a good approach, stay to the middle so I can recognize the second that it starts.”

Polanco’s heroics were critical to the Mariners not completely squandering their home-field advantage, as they will instead head to Detroit needing to take just one of two games to force a winner-take-all Game 5 back in Seattle.

As much as players like Rodríguez, AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh and other Mariners have drawn ample attention this season, it was Polanco who stood a cut above like only a handful of franchise greats have in postseason play.

“All I can say is I’m really happy that he’s our teammate and he’s playing for us,” Rodríguez said. “He can do what he did tonight for us, and it’s pretty unbelievable.”

TORONTO — After back-to-back beatdowns in Toronto, the New York Yankees don’t have any margin for error as they head home for Game 3 of the ALDS.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone put on a brave face after a 13-7 loss in Game 2 left his team facing elimination.

“Obviously, it feels like the world’s caving in around you, you lose two games like that in their building where it doesn’t go right,” Boone said. “But all of a sudden you go out there and win a ballgame on Tuesday, the needle can change. There’s been a lot of weird things that have happened in baseball this year. This would not be the weirdest, us rallying.”

New York was held hitless through 5 2/3 innings, unable to get anything going against Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage.

The Blue Jays thumped the Yankees 10-1 in Game 1. Toronto’s 23 runs in the ALDS so far are the most by any team in the opening two games of a postseason series. The Yankees scored 22 runs in the first two games of the 2020 Wild Card round against Cleveland.

New York has lost eight of nine in Toronto this season but is 4-2 at home against the Blue Jays.

“We haven’t lost any confidence,” Boone said. “Obviously, they’ve had our number and gotten the better of us so far this year, but I don’t think anyone in our room doesn’t feel like we can’t go out and beat them. We’ve got to play better. We’ve got to pitch and swing it better. But we’re certainly capable of it, and we’ll expect to do that on Tuesday night.”

New York was pushed to the limit by Boston in the Wild Card round and has seen its bullpen tested in the first two games of the ALDS, with seven relievers combining for 10 1/3 innings of work.

“We know where they’re at in terms of their bullpen and everything,” Toronto’s Ernie Clement said about the Yankees. “They just came off a really tough series. It’s really important for us to work them, just make it as tough as possible on them.”

Yankees left-hander Max Fried, who was chased after three-plus innings, credited the Blue Jays for making it tough on New York’s pitchers.

“They’ve put up good at-bats against us all year,” Fried said. “That’s a good ball club. They don’t strike out and they put the ball in play and they play good defense. They’re playing their game and they’ve had a good series so far.”

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had Shohei Ohtani on the ropes on the mound and tied up at the plate, the Dodgers’ two-way star seemingly losing the air of invincibility that surrounds him.

Ohtani the ace recovered, and he did it one swing-and-a-miss at a time against a string of All-Stars in the Phillies’ lineup.

Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper all disappeared in the playoffs again in Game 1 of the NL Division Series, a combined 1-for-11 effort with six strikeouts and no RBIs in the 5-3 loss.

Game 2 is at Citizens Bank Park, that boisterous ballpark known for its so-called four hours of hell that is supposed to rattle the nerves of even the most steeled players.

Heck, even a three-time MVP such as Ohtani — who struck out four times — acknowledged ahead of the game that he was a bit anxious to face the fans.

Here’s the headache for the Phillies: They have wasted home-field advantage with four losses in their last five postseason home games. So they enter Game 2 with cold bats, have lost that extra oomph that 45,000 fans usually provide and have to try to regain their playoff mojo against the reigning World Series champions and two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell.

“I don’t sense any extra pressure,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.

He might not sense it, but the fan base does, especially with little room for error — or Matt Strahm meatballs — in the best-of-five series.

Ohtani retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced, and Turner, Schwarber and Harper went 0 for 9 with five strikeouts against the right-hander.

From two-way sensation to two-time Cy Young postseason standout, the series won’t necessarily get easier for the Phillies.

Snell, who missed four months of his first season in Los Angeles with shoulder inflammation, struck out a season-high 12 over seven innings in a September start against the Phillies.

Snell got the ball in the Wild Card Series opener and struck out nine over seven strong innings. He retired his initial eight batters in his first playoff start since 2022, when he was with the San Diego Padres. Snell matched his postseason high for strikeouts in the longest postseason start of his career.

He is 5-3 with a 3.23 ERA in 13 career playoff appearances (11 starts).

“I feel good with Snell going tomorrow,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Here’s some more good news for the Dodgers, already the betting favorite to win the game and series, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

Harper is 1 for 11 with a home run and two RBIs lifetime against Snell. Schwarber, the NL home run and RBI champion, is 2 for 12 with a homer and three RBIs, and Turner is a moderately better 4 for 17 with three RBIs in 20 plate appearances vs. Snell.

“Just like everything else, we’re going to be attacking it head on and we’re going to be excited to walk into the clubhouse and get back on the field and play another high, meaningful game here,” Schwarber said. “That’s what this is about. This is never going to be easy. You’re facing the best of the best out here. It’s up to us to be able to make the adjustments and go out there and feel like we’re doing everything possible to put ourselves in position to win a baseball game.”

Jesús Luzardo (15-7, 3.92 ERA) starts Game 2 for the Phillies.

Bader is feeling better

Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader could play in Game 2 after leaving the opener with a groin injury.

Thomson said imaging showed no major tear or strain in Bader’s groin. Thomson said the Phillies would have a better idea if Bader, who settled center field and morphed into a fan favorite down the stretch, could start or at least be used as a pinch hitter.

“I think after the game they stretched him out, got him moving around a little bit,” Thomson said. “I think he felt a lot better after that.”

Bader made one of the Game 1 plays of the game when he sprinted to his left on Andy Pages’ tying shot in the fifth inning and made the diving grab for the out. Bader, who added a sacrifice fly, said he felt tightness later in the game running the bases.

“This is kind of the point in the season where you just empty the tank,” Bader said after the game.

Should Bader miss Game 2, Nick Castellanos likely would return to the starting lineup in right field, with Brandon Marsh in center field and Max Kepler in right.

Four hours in Philly of what the hell is this?

Zack Wheeler received a roaring ovation when the ace sidelined because of complications from a blood clot returned in full uniform for the roster introductions. Phillies fans went wild when Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt threw the first pitch and they never stopped booing Ohtani — boos so loud they drowned out the pregame hype video playing on the big screen.

Yet, they lost for the fourth time in the last five home playoff games (they won 12 of 14 before this current stretch) and they lost the opener in a season where they went 55-26 at home.

Could it be the Phillies are feeling the postseason pressure to impress at home?

“I don’t think so. I don’t feel that,” Thomson said. “Our crowds have been outstanding. It was really loud and boisterous and rabid last night, just like our normal playoff fans are.”

Loud crowds are nice. But fans — even if they think they can after completing the 9-9-9 challenge — can’t help the Phillies connect against some of the best pitching in baseball.

“We just didn’t get the big hit when we needed it. We had some chances,” Thomson said. “It’s the way it is. I think it’s just the ebbs and flows of the game, and we’ve got to come out here tomorrow night and play well.”

Its Monday, October 6 and baseball's playoffs continue as the Cubs (92-70) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (97-65) in Game 2 of their National League Division Series. Shota Imanaga is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Aaron Ashby for Milwaukee.

The Brewers lead the best-of-five series 1-0 following Saturday's series-opening 9-3 win. Jackson Chourio sparked the attack from the leadoff spot with three hits in three at bats and drove in three runs. However, Chourio aggravated his right hamstring over the course of the game, and his availability is a question mark for tonight's game. Freddy Peralta picked up the win in Game 1 allowing two runs over 5.2 innings while striking out nine. Matthew Boyd took the loss giving up six runs (two earned) and did not make it out of the first inning.

Shota Imanaga took the loss in Game 2 of the Wild Card series against the Padres allowing two runs over four innings. Aaron Ashby pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in Game 1. While the Cubs are counting on an extended outing from Imanaga, the Brewers will be content with two innings from Ashby who rarely pitched into a third inning (6 times) over 45 regular season appearances.

Lets dive into Game 2 and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch Cubs at Brewers

• Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
• Time: 9:08PM EST
• Site: American Family Field
• City: Milwaukee, WI
• Network/Streaming: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

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Odds for the Cubs at the Brewers - NLDS Game 2

The latest odds as of Monday courtesy of DraftKings:

• Moneyline: Chicago Cubs (+105), Milwaukee Brewers (-127)
• Spread:  Brewers -1.5 (+160)
• Total: 7.5 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Cubs at Brewers

• Pitching matchup for October 6, 2025: Shota Imanaga vs. Aaron Ashby
  
  • Cubs: Shota Imanaga (Regular Season: 9-8, 3.73 ERA)
    Last outing: 10/1 vs. San Diego - 4IP, 4.50 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits, 2 BBs, and 3 Ks
  • Brewers: Aaron Ashby (Regular Season: (0-0, 2.16 ERA, 3 Saves)
    Last outing: 10/4 vs. Cubs - 1.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 0 Hits, 0 BBs, and 1 K

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• Ian Happ is 3-10 with 1 HR lifetime against Aaron Ashby
• Dansby Swanson is 3-7 lifetime against Aaron Ashby
• William Contreras is 3-10 with 2 HRs in his career against Shota Imanaga
• Christian Yelich is 3-10 with 1 HR in his career against Shota Imanaga

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Here’s a rather quick post winter meetings update for the 2026 fantasy baseball top 300. I have yet to finish my position player projections, so they’re only lightly reflected here. I did want to make some tweaks based on signings and trades, however.

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Early 2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 overall ranks

**Updated Dec. 15**

Dec. 15 Notes

Falling off: Kyle Finnegan (201st), Tanner Scott (229th), Will Vest (241st), Andrew Kittredge (266th), Coby Mayo (278th), Payton Tolle (288th), C.J. Kayfus (295th), Bryan Abreu (300th)

- Many of the big changes this month are closer related, including a new No. 1. I had projected Mason Miller as a starter last month and placed him 96th on the list. Since the Padres have decided to leave well enough alone, I’ve moved him up 30 spots and pit him ahead of Josh Hader for the top spot.

- I was a kind of worried about having Devin Williams in the top 100 when he initially signed with the Mets – I would have moved him down some had I updated the list a week ago – but now that Edwin Díaz and Robert Suarez have signed, I’m less concerned.

- As is, there are still only 25 relievers representing 21 teams in the current rankings (Pete Fairbanks and Brad Keller are free agents, and the Braves and Brewers both have two relievers on the list). That number will surely increase, but I just don’t think anyone from the Angels, Athletics, Diamondbacks, Nationals, Marlins, Rangers, Rockies, Twins or White Sox belongs at the moment. The Marlins’ Ronny Henríquez and the White Sox’s Jordan Leasure are probably closest, but both of their teams are still looking to add veterans. Then there are also free agents Luke Weaver, Kirby Yates and Shawn Armstrong who still might wind up closing.

- Aside from the relievers, free agent signings haven’t had a huge impact on the rankings just yet. Pete Alonso gets a little ballpark boost in Baltimore, and Dylan Cease moved up a couple of spots after joining the Jays. Cody Ponce debuted at No. 236, though I will be revisiting that upon revising my pitching projections. Jorge Polanco also makes a significant jump with the Mets, though I really should have just had him higher in the first place.

Nov. 19 Notes

- The biggest moves at the top of my pitching rankings were Blake Snell dropping from fifth to 10th and Max Fried jumping from 15th to eighth. I just couldn’t justify projecting Snell with enough innings to place him that highly, and even on a per-inning basis, Cristopher Sánchez and Yoshinobu Yamamoto ended up edging him out. As it turned out, Sánchez was the very clear No. 5 for me; he’s a bit closer to Garrett Crochet in the third spot than he is to anyone below him.

- There isn’t much separating my No. 7 through No. 18 starters, so there will surely be some movement up and down there in the coming weeks. The drop off after No. 18 Framber Valdez is somewhat significant now, but Spencer Schwellenbach and Zack Wheeler could move up a tier if things are looking good at the start of spring training and Dylan Cease will probably rise or tumble based on where he signs.

- I have Mason Miller as my No. 25 SP, putting him at 96th overall. That’s probably about 30 spots lower than he’d be as the possible No. 1 reliever. On a per-inning basis, he’d be right around 15th among starters. Of course, his role is still to be determined as of this writing.

- Not currently making the cut is Tatsuya Imai, even though it sounds like he’s going to get at least No. 2-starter money after being posted by the Seibu Lions. I’m not really sure his command is going to hold up, and year one in the U.S. has been difficult for many Japanese hurlers. If he lands in a nice situation, he’ll jump into the 250-300 range, but I’ll probably be more interested in him in 2027.

- The biggest change on the hitting side of things is the addition of Pirates prospect Konnor Griffin at No. 199. I’m not especially confident he’ll get the chance to open up in the majors, but it’s fun that the Pirates are considering it. They definitely don’t want a repeat of 2023, when they waited to promote Paul Skenes and then had him get a full year of service time anyway because of his Rookie of the Year placement.

- Much of the rest of the movement there was injury related. Anthony Volpe will miss the start of the season after shoulder surgery, dropping him 75 spots. Isaac Paredes, Tommy Edman and Lars Nootbaar also fell some because their status for Opening Day is in question.

- One exception: Trent Grisham jumped about 70 spots with the news that he’d stay with the Yankees. I also decided to drop Jasson Domínguez some, since even though I still believe in his fantasy potential, I doubt the Yankees will be content to pencil in both he and Grisham as regulars. They’re still going to want to add Kyle Tucker or bring back Cody Bellinger.

- The Taylor Ward-for-Grayson Rodriguez trade was pretty stunning, but it didn’t have a huge effect here. Before the deal, I had moved up Ward some from the October list initially, but now I’ve slid him back down a bit since he’s off to a tougher ballpark and will probably hit lower in the lineup. Rodriguez was my No. 93 SP prior to the deal, so he didn’t make the cut here. He surely would have moved up some if healthy in the spring, but he’d seem to have considerably less upside now.

I did drop Tyler O’Neill a fair amount as a result of the deal, and Colton Cowser, who was No. 299, fell off the list. I’m still hopeful Dylan Beavers is a regular for the Orioles, but that’s become a crowded outfield all of a sudden.

Its Monday, October 6 and the Dodgers (93-69) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (96-66) in Game 2 of their National League Division Series with the Dodgers having won Game 1 a couple days ago. Blake Snell is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Jesús Luzardo for Philadelphia. Snell pitched in the Wild Card round and was victorious while Luzardo has been idle for nearly two weeks (September 24).

Down 3-0 early, the Dodgers rallied for two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to take the series opener. Teoscar Hernandez' home run in the seventh was the decisive blow. Shohei Ohtani started Game 1 and went six innings allowing the three runs while striking out nine. The Philadelphia bullpen failed after Cristopher Sanchez allowed two runs over 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts.

Lets dive into Game 2 and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch Dodgers at Phillies - NLDS Game 2

• Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
• Time: 6:08PM EST
• Site: Citizens Bank Park
• City: Philadelphia, PA
• Network/Streaming: TBS / truTV / HBO Max

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Odds for the Dodgers at the Phillies - NLDS Game 2

The latest odds as of Monday courtesy of DraftKings:

• Moneyline: Los Angeles Dodgers (-132), Philadelphia Phillies (+109)
• Spread:  Dodgers -1.5 (+129)
• Total: 7.5 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Dodgers at Phillies

• Pitching matchup for October 6, 2025: Blake Snell vs. Jesús Luzardo
  
  • Dodgers: Blake Snell (Regular Season: 5-4, 2.35 ERA)
    Last outing: 9/30 vs. Cincinnati - 7IP, 2.57 ERA, 2 Earned Runs, 4 Hits, 1 BB, and 9 Ks
  • Phillies: Jesús Luzardo (Regular Season: 15-7, 3.92 ERA)
    Last outing: 9/24 vs. Miami - 7IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs, 3 Hits, 0 BBS, and 10 Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Dodgers at Phillies

• Mookie Betts is 2-14 lifetime against Jesus Luzardo
• Freddie Freeman is 4-11 lifetime against Jesus Luzardo
• Shohei Ohtani has just 2 hits in 14 ABs against Luzardo but both hits have been HRs
• J.T. Realmuto is 5-21 with 1 HR in his career against Blake Snell
• Bryce Harper is 2-13 with 6Ks in his career against Blake Snell

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s NLDS Game 2 between the Dodgers and the Phillies

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