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Game 150 Thread: Sept.15 vs. Phillies, 7p

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Emmet Sheehan (6-3, 3.32) vs. Ranger Suarez (12-6, 2.77).

A four-and-a-half game lead in the playoff standings, with only 13 games to go, is just too much for the Dodgers to make up, right? If we remain in the #3 playoff spot (as the divisional winner with the worst record), it means we'll play in the Wild Card round, against the Mets (or possibly the Giants, Diamondbacks, or Reds)--none of which are really great first-round opponents, especially in a short best-of-three series.

Bill Shaikin of the LAT reminisces that having a first-round bye didn't work so well for us in 2022 and 2023, though in 2024 we had a bye and barely eked out the NLDS victory.