The Phillies return to the NLCS for the second year in a row and will face off against NL West usurpers Arizona. Which team has the edge?
For the second season in a row, the and the breezed through the regular season, circling one another as prospective opponents in the National League Championship Series. For the second season in a row, a pair of in-division rivals wrecked their plans. The — yes, for the second season in a row — blitzed the Braves. The — a club that won 16 fewer regular-season games than the Dodgers — went into Los Angeles and swept away their longtime overlords in the National League West.
But a seven-game series will test depth on some level, and the Phillies have more quality arms. Call this an edge for the Phillies. — Eno Sarris Why the Diamondbacks will win The Diamondbacks started this postseason as a heavy underdog. But five games later they look like, perhaps, the most dangerous team in the entire field. The offense that was such a question mark forced Dodgers starting pitching to toss a total of just 4 2/3 innings over the three-game series.
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