Neither team was expected to be taking part in the National League Championship Series, which gets under way at Citizens Bank Park tomorrow evening. Both sides entered the post-season as wild-cards, sweeping their opponents in that series, and then faced the winners of their division in the next round. But the champions proved surprisingly little trouble as well. The D-backs rolled past the Dodgers, who had won 16 more regular season games, without dropping a contest. The Phillies took slightly longer to dispatch the Braves, taking three of four despite finishing 14 games back of them in the NL East.
Comparing the Diamondbacks and Phillies ahead of the Championship Series
