Saturday in South Philly, at 1 p.m. or 7 pm, Cris Sánchez will be throwing a pitch to open the 2025 NLDS. We just don't know who will be standing in the batter's box yet.

The Phillies will be facing the winner of this week's Wild Card series between the Dodgers (the 3 seed) and the Reds (the 6 seed). Which of those teams is a better match up for the Phillies?

For whatever reason, the Phillies have fared very well against the Dodgers — a team with a better roster across the board on paper and a team defending their World Series title from 11 months ago. They won four out of six games against them this season. In 2024 they went 5-1 against them.

The Reds actually outscored the Phils, 26-19, in their two series against each other this season as they split six games, 3-3.

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