PHILADELPHIA — The buzz would’ve been loud no matter who had pulled into the Citizens Bank Park for the National League Division Series.

But when it’s the reigning World Series winners, with their passel of international stars, the biggest of whom will take the mound to start Game 1, there’s a little extra in it.

Such was the scene-setting Friday ahead of Game 1 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Phillies, two of the last three teams to win the National League pennant and two of the favorites tipped to do so this year.

“Obviously any team you play in the postseason is going to be a challenge, and you’re going to be excited to play,” catcher J.T. Realmuto said. “But playing a team like this, in my opinion, they’re the epitome of what a major league team should be. They go out every

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