2023 National League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Philadelphia Phillies (3) Rob Thomson 90–72 (.556), GB: 14 Atlanta Braves (1) Brian Snitker 104–58 (.642), GA: 14
Dates	October 7–12
Television	TBS/TruTV/Max
TV announcers	Brian Anderson,Jeff Francoeur, andMatt Winer
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Jon Sciambi andDoug Glanville
Umpires	Mark Carlson (crew chief),Ramon De Jesus,Chris Guccione,Ben May,Brian O'Nora,David Rackley
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Arizona Diamondbacks (3) Torey Lovullo 84–78 (.519), GB: 16 Los Angeles Dodgers (0) Dave Roberts 100–62 (.617), GA: 16
Dates	October 7–11
Television	TBS/TruTV/Max
TV announcers	Bob Costas,Ron Darling, andLauren Shehadi
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Roxy Bernstein andJessica Mendoza
Umpires	Ryan Additon,Vic Carapazza,Will Little,Gabe Morales,Todd Tichenor (crew chief),Jim Wolf
NLWC	Philadelphia Phillies overMiami Marlins (2–0) Arizona Diamondbacks overMilwaukee Brewers (2–0)
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The2023 National League Division Series (NLDS) were the twobest-of-five playoff series inMajor League Baseball’s (MLB)2023 postseason that determined the participating teams of the2023 National League Championship Series (NLCS). These matchups were:

• (1)Atlanta Braves (NL East champions) vs. (4)Philadelphia Phillies (Wild Card Series winner): Phillies win series 3–1.
• (2)Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West champions) vs. (6)Arizona Diamondbacks (Wild Card Series winner): Diamondbacks win series 3–0.

The Diamondbacks would go on to defeat the Phillies in seven games in theNLCS before falling to theAmerican League championTexas Rangers in five games in theWorld Series.

The top two division winners (first two seeds) are determined by regular seasonwinning percentages. The final two teams are the winners of theNational League Wild Card Series, played between the league's third through sixth-seeded teams.

TheAtlanta Braves (104–58) clinched their sixth straight postseason appearance on September 10, the third longest active streak in MLB behind the Dodgers and Astros,^[1] clinched theNational League East on September 13,^[2] a first-round bye on September 18,^[3] the best record in the NL on September 27,^[4][5][6] and the best overall record on September 28, giving them home-field advantage throughout the entire playoffs.^[7][8] They played against thePhiladelphia Phillies (90–72), who clinched their second straight postseason appearance on September 26,^[9][10] and swept theMiami Marlins in the Wild Card Series. This was the third postseason meeting between the two teams, following the1993 National League Championship Series and last year'sNational League Division Series, both of which the Phillies won. The Braves won the regular season series against the Phillies, 8–5, with seven of those meetings coming in September.^[11]

TheLos Angeles Dodgers (100–62) clinched their eleventh straight postseason appearance and theNational League West on September 16, which is the longest active playoff streaks infour major North American professional sports after theNHL'sPittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time in sixteen years during the2022–23 NHL season,^[12][13][14] and a first-round bye on September 23.^[15] They faced the sixth-seededArizona Diamondbacks (84–78), who clinched a postseason berth on September 30, and swept theNational League Central champion and third-seededMilwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series for their first division series appearance since2017, which was also against the Dodgers.^[16] Los Angeles went 8–5 against Arizona in the regular season, with Arizona winning five of eight in March/April, and Los Angeles winning five straight in August.^[17] This was the second postseason match-up between the twodivision rivals, following the2017 National League Division Series, in which Los Angeles swept.

Philadelphia won the series, 3–1.

Arizona won the series, 3–0.

This was the third postseason meeting between Atlanta and Philadelphia. They previously met in the1993 NLCS and2022 NLDS, both of which were won by Philadelphia.

The Phillies broke a scoreless tie in their half of the fourth inning asBryson Stott's single scoredBryce Harper. In the bottom of the inning,Jeff Hoffman struck outMichael Harris II to escape the bases-loaded jam with two outs. In the sixth inning, Harper homered offSpencer Strider on the first pitch of the at-bat to extend the lead to two. In the eighth inning, the Phillies loaded the bases andTrea Turner scored on catcher's interference duringJ. T. Realmuto's at-bat to give the Phillies a 3–0 lead. Atlanta managed one more threat in the bottom of the eighth inning with runners on first and third and one out, but Turner started a sparkling inning-ending double play off the bat ofOzzie Albies to end the threat. Former Braves closerCraig Kimbrel finished things out for the Phillies and gave them the first game of the best-of-five.

Game 2 featured startersZack Wheeler for the Phillies andMax Fried for the Braves. The Phillies broke through in their half of the first inning whenAlec Bohm singled to center to plateTrea Turner. Two innings later, the Phillies lengthened the lead to 3–0, whenJ. T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer to right-center field to scoreBryce Harper. The Phillies added a fourth run in the top of the fifth inning whenNick Castellanos scored on aBryson Stott sacrifice fly. The Braves finally scored their first run of the series in the bottom of the sixth whenRonald Acuña Jr. scored on a fielding error by Turner after a single byOzzie Albies. After six innings of play, the Phillies led 4–1. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Braves got closer afterTravis d'Arnaud hit a two-run homer scoringMatt Olson. Heading to the home half of the eighth and trailing 4–3,Austin Riley hit a two-run homer, on a full count, that scored Acuña, giving the Braves their first lead of the game at 5–4. In the top of the ninth, afterA. J. Minter walked Harper, closerRaisel Iglesias entered the game. After Realmuto flied out to center for the first out, Castellanos drove the ball to right-center field, andMichael Harris II made a leaping catch near the wall for the second out. The throw came into the infield and Riley was able to grab the loose ball and fire to first to double-up Harper, ending the game. This was the first 8-5-3 double play in postseason history.^[25] With the victory, the Braves evened the series as the series shifted to Philadelphia.

The starters for Game 3 consisted ofBryce Elder for the Braves andAaron Nola for the Phillies. The Braves got the scoring started in the third inning whenOzzie Albies singled homeRonald Acuña Jr.. The bottom of the inning had the Braves defense facing a red-hot Phillies offense asNick Castellanos tied the game with a solo home run andBryce Harper hit a three-run shot to give the Phillies a 4–1 lead. After a pitching change,J. T. Realmuto drove home two on a double to left giving the Phillies a 6–1 lead after three innings. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Harper hit his second home run of the game offBrad Hand to extend the Phillies lead to 7–1. In the sixth, the Braves got closer afterOrlando Arcia singled homeMarcell Ozuna, to make the score 7–2. In the bottom half,Trea Turner's solo home run made it 8–2. The bottom of the eighth has the Phillies playing long ball again as Castellanos hits his second home run of the game andBrandon Marsh hits his first home run giving the Phillies a 10–2 lead. With the six home runs, the Phillies set a franchise postseason record and tied a Major League postseason record with most home runs in a single game.^[26]

Game 4 consisted ofSpencer Strider for the Braves andRanger Suárez for the Phillies. The Braves started the scoring in the fourth inning whenAustin Riley hit a solo home run. In the bottom of that inning,Nick Castellanos hit a home run offSpencer Strider to tie the game 1–1. In the bottom of the fifth inning,Trea Turner broke the tie with a solo home run to give the Phillies a 2–1 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Castellanos hit his second home run of the game (and his fourth in two days) to extend the Phillies lead to 3–1. The Braves loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, butRonald Acuña Jr. hit a deep fly ball that was caught byJohan Rojas to end the inning.Matt Strahm relievedGregory Soto in the top of the ninth inheriting runners on first and third and nobody out, Strahm induced a pop out fromKevin Pillar and a shallow fly out fromEddie Rosario on consecutive pitches. Now with two outs, Strahm ended the series by striking out pinch-hitterVaughn Grissom to eliminate the Braves and send the Phillies to the NLCS for the second consecutive year.

2023NLDS (3–1):Philadelphia Phillies beatAtlanta Braves

This was the second postseason matchup between Los Angeles and Arizona, following the2017 NLDS, which was won by Los Angeles in a three-game sweep.

The Diamondbacks pounced onClayton Kershaw early in the top of the first inning, as the first five batters for Arizona scored, highlighted by a three-run home run byGabriel Moreno. The onslaught continued, asEvan Longoria's double scoredAlek Thomas to extend the lead to 6–0 and chase Kershaw out of the game, having recorded just one out; marking the shortest start of his career.^[27] In the next inning, three more runs were scored byCorbin Carroll on a solo home run, an RBI double byLourdes Gurriel Jr., and Longoria on a sacrifice fly. In the seventh,Alek Thomas homered offMichael Grove to extend the Diamondbacks lead to 10–0. In the eighth inning,Tommy Pham homered inside the right-field foul pole offAlex Vesia to make the score 11–0. In the bottom half,Will Smith hit a two-run triple to scoreMookie Betts andFreddie Freeman, ending the shutout, but not the rout. The Diamondbacks took Game 1, 11–2, in the best-of-five series.

This was Merrill Kelly's first win against Los Angeles in 17 starts.^[28]

The starters for Game 2 featuredZac Gallen for the Diamondbacks andBobby Miller for the Dodgers. The Diamondbacks jumped on the Dodgers again in the first inning as they scored three times.Corbin Carroll scored on a sacrifice fly byChristian Walker,Ketel Marte scored on a ground out, andTommy Pham scored on a single byLourdes Gurriel Jr.. The Dodgers got on the scoreboard whenJ. D. Martinez hit a solo home run. The Diamondbacks extended their lead to 4–1 in the sixth when Gurriel Jr. hit a solo shot. The Dodgers got that run back in their half of the inning whenEnrique Hernández drove homeMax Muncy on an infield single. This was the closest that the Dodgers could get as they dropped the second game by a score of 4–2, giving the Diamondbacks a 2–0 lead in the series heading to Phoenix.

The starters for Game 3 featuredLance Lynn for the Dodgers andBrandon Pfaadt for the Diamondbacks. The game was held scoreless for the first two innings, which was the first time that Arizona was not leading in the whole series. The Diamondbacks pounced on Lynn in the bottom of the third, as Arizona unleashed four home runs fromGeraldo Perdomo,Ketel Marte,Christian Walker, andGabriel Moreno, becoming the first team in postseason history to hit four homers in a single inning.^[29] The Dodgers got their first run of the game whenChris Taylor singled homeMax Muncy in the top of the seventh inning. Later, the Dodgers made the score 4–2 whenEnrique Hernandez singled homeWill Smith.Paul Sewald closed out the upset victory, and series sweep of the 100-win Dodgers, in the ninth to help the Diamondbacks advance to the NLCS for the first time since2007.^[30] This was the third straight season that the Dodgers lost a postseason series to a team with 15 or more losses than them in the regular season after the2022 NLDS and the2021 NLCS.^[31]

MLB.com ranked the Diamondbacks’ sweep of the Dodgers as the sixth biggest upset in postseason history.^[32]

2023NLDS (3–0):Arizona Diamondbacks beatLos Angeles Dodgers

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