Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies Picks and Prediction for Saturday October 4 2025

By: Eddie Kline Published 10/04/2025, 12:00 AM ET

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Citizens Bank Park will be rocking on Saturday night, when the Los Angeles Dodgers battle the Philadelphia Phillies in Game One of the National League Division Series. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The third-seeded Dodgers have not missed the playoffs since 2012 and are looking to win consecutive World Series titles. On Wednesday, Los Angeles OF Mookie Betts went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs to lead Los Angeles to an 8-4 home victory versus Cincinnati.

Three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani (1-1 2.87 ERA) will make his 15th start of the year for the Dodgers. Through 47 innings of work. Ohtani has struck out an impressive 62 batters and owns a sparkling 1.04 WHIP.

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The Philadelphia Phillies won 55 of their 81 home games and are the back-to-back NL East Division champions. The Phillies ranked eighth in the majors with a 3.79 ERA and are in search of their first World Series title since 2008. All-Star DH Kyle Schwarber crushed 56 home runs and led the majors with 132 RBIs. SS Trea Turner swiped 36 bases and racked up a team-high 179 hits.

The Phillies will counter with twenty-eight year old southpaw Cristopher Sanchez (13-5 2.50 ERA) on Saturday. Last time out, Sanchez fanned eight batters across five plus shutout frames during a 2-1 home victory versus Minnesota.

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Los Angeles C Will Smith (hand) did not appear in the Wild Card series and will likely be used as a pinch-hitter only. Through 162 games, Los Angeles ranks 2nd in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. For the season, Philadelphia ranks 4th in OPS and 8th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 4-2.

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