We compare the Dodgers and Padres at each position and explain why the Dodgers will be able to advance to the NLCS.
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. This is the moment we've all been waiting for. The Dodgers are playing the San Diego Padres in the best-of-five National League Division Series, which begins Saturday at Dodger Stadium. It was the least-hoped-for matchup in a survey of newsletter readers, but here it is anyway. Before we look at the teams, let me get on my soapbox for a moment.
It seems strange to give anyone an edge here because neither team is disadvantaged in right. Still, Betts is a little bit better, as long as he doesn't disappear like last postseason. Advantage: Dodgers Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, .310/.390/.646, 54 homers, 130 RBIs, 190 OPS+, 9.2 WAR Luis Arraez, .314/.346/.392, 4 homers, 46 RBIs, 106 OPS+, 1.1 WAR They finished first and second in batting average, but they couldn't be more different.
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