2024 National League Division Series
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| Dates | October 5–11 | ||||||||||||
| Television | FS1 (Games 1–4) Fox (Games 5) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Davis, John Smoltz, and Ken Rosenthal | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Roxy Bernstein and Jessica Mendoza | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Dan Bellino (crew chief), Cory Blaser, Tripp Gibson, Adrian Johnson, John Libka, Mark Ripperger | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 5–11 | ||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (Game 1) FS1 (Game 2–5) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Adam Amin, A. J. Pierzynski, Adam Wainwright, and Tom Verducci | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Doug Glanville | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Rob Drake, Doug Eddings, Andy Fletcher, James Hoye (crew chief), Edwin Moscoso, Carlos Torres | ||||||||||||
| NLWC | New York Mets over Milwaukee Brewers (2–1) San Diego Padres over Atlanta Braves (2–0) | ||||||||||||
The 2024 National League Division Series (NLDS) will be the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2024 National League Championship Series (NLCS). These matchups are:
- (1) Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West champions) vs. (4) San Diego Padres (Wild Card Series winner)
- (2) Philadelphia Phillies (NL East champions) vs. (6) New York Mets (Wild Card Series winner)
The team with the better regular season record (higher seed) of each series will host Games 1, 2, and (if necessary) 5, while the lower seeded team will host Game 3 and (if necessary) 4.[1][2]
Background
The top two division winners (first two seeds) are determined by regular season winning percentages. The final two teams are the winners of the National League Wild Card Series, played between the league's third to sixth-seeded teams.
The Los Angeles Dodgers (98–64) clinched their 12th consecutive postseason berth on September 19, won the National League West and first-round bye on September 26, and clinched the best record in both NL and MLB on September 28, giving them home-field advantage through the World Series.[3][4][5] With their 12th consecutive postseason appearance, the Dodgers currently hold the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports. They will face the San Diego Padres (93–69), who qualified for the postseason as the fourth seed wild card entrant. They swept the fifth-seeded Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card Series for the Padres to return to the NLDS for the third time in the past five seasons. San Diego won the season series against Los Angeles, 8–5, and it was the first time the Padres won a season series against their rivals since 2010.[6] This is a continuation of the Dodgers-Padres rivalry and will be the third postseason meeting between the Dodgers and the Padres. Their previous playoff meetings were in the 2020 NLDS and the 2022 NLDS, which the Dodgers swept the former series and the Padres won the latter series in one of the biggest upsets in postseason history. This will be the fifth straight year for an all-National League West match-up in the NLDS.[A]
The Philadelphia Phillies (95–67) clinched a postseason berth on September 20, won the National League East on September 23, and clinched a first-round bye on September 25[7][8][9][10] The Phillies are making their third straight postseason and it represented their first appearance as NL East champions since 2011. They will face the New York Mets (89–73), who qualified for the postseason as the sixth seed wild card entrant due to their head-to-head record versus the Atlanta Braves, the team they finished tied with. New York, who was 11 games under .500 at one point in the season, are the third straight sixth seed to make it out of the Wild Card series round in the National League. They did this by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in three games, thanks in part to a Pete Alonso three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning that gave the Mets the lead and eventual series-win. The Mets advanced to the NLDS for the first time since 2015, which is also the year they won the National League pennant. The Phillies won the season series over the Mets, 7–6.[11] The Phillies and Mets, rivals since the creation of the Mets franchise in 1962, have had mutual winning seasons only 10 times in 63 years of co-existence.[12] Additionally, this will be their first match-up in the postseason. This is the third straight year the NLDS featured an all-National League East match-up, with the Braves versus Phillies occurring in 2022 and 2023.
Matchups
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 5 | San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | 5:38 pm PDT | -[13] |
| 2 | October 6 | San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | 5:03 pm PDT | - |
| 3 | October 8 | Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres | Petco Park | - | - |
| 4 | October 9† | Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres | Petco Park | - | - |
| 5 | October 11† | San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | - | - |
† If necessary
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 5 | New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | 4:08 pm EDT | -[14] |
| 2 | October 6 | New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | 4:08 pm EDT | - |
| 3 | October 8 | Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets | Citi Field | 5:08 pm EDT | - |
| 4 | October 9† | Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets | Citi Field | 5:08 pm EDT | - |
| 5 | October 11† | New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | 4:08 pm EDT | - |
† If necessary
Los Angeles vs. San Diego
This will be the third postseason meeting between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Their previous playoff meetings were in the 2020 NLDS, which Los Angeles won in a three-game sweep, and the 2022 NLDS, which San Diego won in four games in one of the biggest upsets in postseason history.
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: SD: Dylan Cease (0–0) LAD: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (0–0) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
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| San Diego | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: SD: Yu Darvish (0–0) LAD: Jack Flaherty (0–0) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Los Angeles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: LAD: TBD SD: TBD Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia vs. New York
This will be the first postseason meeting between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets.
Game 1
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| New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NYM: Kodai Senga (0–0) PHI: Zack Wheeler (0–0) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: NYM: Luis Severino (0–0) PHI: Cristopher Sánchez (0–0) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philadelphia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: PHI: Aaron Nola (0–0) NYM: TBD Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ The previous National League West match-ups in the NLDS were:
* 2020 NLDS: Dodgers vs. Padres
* 2021 NLDS: Giants vs. Dodgers
* 2022 NLDS: Dodgers vs. Padres
* 2023 NLDS: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks
References
- ^ Foster, Jason (August 1, 2024). "Postseason schedule announced; flexible start date for World Series". MLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Snyder, Matt (August 1, 2024). "MLB releases 2024 playoffs schedule: Dates for every postseason series, plus why the World Series could move". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ DeRosa, Theo. "Dodgers clinch No. 1 seed, home-field advantage through postseason". MLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, R.J.; Axisa, Mike (September 19, 2024). "Dodgers, Guardians clinch playoff berths: Both teams vying for best record in respective leagues". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Toribio, Juan (September 26, 2024). "For 11th time in 12 seasons, Dodgers are best in NL West". MLB.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres: Head-to-Head Reg Season and Playoffs Stats Comparison". Stathead.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Zolecki, Todd (September 20, 2024). "Phillies clinch postseason berth, but 'we've got bigger goals'". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Zolecki, Todd (September 23, 2024). "Phillies return home to clinch first NL East crown since 2011". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Gelston, Dan (September 24, 2024). "Philadelphia Phillies clinch 1st NL East title since 2011". AP News. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ Ladson, Bill (September 25, 2024). "Phils clinch first-round bye after slugfest and Brewers loss". MLB.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "New York Mets Record Vs Philadelphia Phillies This Year". StatMuse. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Lauber, Scott. "The #Phillies and Mets, division rivals who have had mutual winning seasons only 10 times in 63 years of co-existence, will face each other in the NL Division Series. Game 1 is set for 4:08 p.m. Saturday". Twitter. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "Padres at Dodgers Preview". MLB.com. October 5, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Mets at Phillies Preview". MLB.com. October 5, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
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