Major League Baseball's 2025 playoffs continue Saturday with the four Division Series matchups. These best-of-five sets will determine which teams advance to play for the pennant, thereby setting the stage for the 2025 World Series.

Anytime MLB is set to embark on a new playoff round, CBS Sports makes a point of highlighting one X-factor in each series that could swing the outcome. You may ask yourself: what, precisely, is an x-factor? My answer: it's whatever I want it to be. Whether it's an obvious dynamic or something hidden in granular data, I'm willing to include it if I think it could play a big role.

With that out of the way, let's get to the x-factors that could dictate the Division Series.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

X-factor : Dodgers bullpen

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