LOS ANGELES — Bring on Dodgers-Phillies. Again. Finally.
Better one or two years late than never.
A series worth the wait. Two big-markets teams. Two of the top three betting favorites to win the World Series. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ prediction: “It’s going to be a fun series.”
A National League Divisional showcase that will feature two NL MVP favorites (the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber), four former league MVPs (Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Bryce Harper), one Cy Young Award contender (the Phillies’ Cristopher Sánchez) and a two-time Cy Young Award winner (the Dodgers’ Blake Snell).
Also an NL batting champion (Phillies shortstop Trea Turner) and home run king (Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber.) Plus Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw – who bring