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Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper reacts after hitting a three run home run during the third inning of Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Big-market teams can complain about the postseason format all they’d like, but the NLCS provides another reminder that parity in Major League Baseball isn’t such a bad thing.
The Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks dispatched two of the game’s very best regular-season squads in the NLDS — the Phillies taking care of the Atlanta Braves in four games while Arizona swept the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In no way are these two clubs traditional winners. The Phillies have just two World Series titles in their 140-year existence while the Arizona Diamondbacks, who were established 115 years after Philadelphia, haven’t challenged for a championship since winning one in their third year of existence in 2001.
This is just the Diamondbacks’ fourth playoff appearance in the last 21 years and their first time in the NLCS since 2007.
After missing the playoffs for 10 straight seasons, the Phillies won the National League pennant last year before losing to the Houston Astros in the World Series.
Here’s how you can watch the 2023 NLCS.
2023 NLCS viewing information
- Game 1 @ Phillies: Monday, Oct. 16, 8:07 p.m. ET, TBS
- Game 2 @ Phillies: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 8:07 p.m., TBS
- Game 3 @ Diamondbacks: Thursday, Oct. 19, 5:07 p.m., TBS
- Game 4 @ Diamondbacks: Friday, Oct. 20, 8:07 p.m., TBS
- Game 5* @ Diamondbacks: Saturday, Oct. 21, 8:07 p.m., TBS
- Game 6* @ Phillies: Monday, Oct. 23, 5:07 p.m., TBS
- Game 7* @ Phillies: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 8:07 p.m., TBS
* If necessary
2023 NLCS odds
- Game 1 spread: Phillies -1.5
- Game 1 Over/Under: 7.5
- Phillies Game 1 Moneyline: -170
- Diamondbacks Game 1 Moneyline: +142
- Phillies to…
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