Each of the four remaining National League teams are playing without at least one of their best players due to injury.
The Dodgers will not have first baseman Max Muncy and lefthander Clayton Kershaw when they face the rival Giants in the postseason for the first time ever. Meanwhile, San Francisco's lineup will be missing Brandon Belt, who led the team with 29 home runs despite playing in just 97 games. He fractured his thumb less than two weeks ago. The latest reports suggest he may be ready to come back for the NLCS, but first the Giants will need to advance without him.