The Dodgers and Braves Are Getting Outplayed

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Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner has looked skittish in the field and on the bases.

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By the end of tonight, the top two teams in the National League could be eliminated from the postseason at the hands of their two division foes. If this happens, it won’t be because the Dodgers and Braves were victims of bad luck. No, simply, it will be because they were outplayed.

The Phillies, who finished in third place and 14 games behind the defending champs in the NL East, have pummeled Atlanta's pitching while mostly playing uncharacteristically clean defense and…