The Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs saved their playoff hopes with wins on Wednesday. After dropping their two home games to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Phillies bested the Dodgers in L.A. with an 8-2 win behind hot fourth and eighth innings and two Kyle Schwarber homers.

The 2025 World Series shifts from Toronto to Los Angeles on Monday night, where the Dodgers will host the first of three straight games in the best-of-seven series. The Toronto Blue Jays take aim at a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 2025 World Series resumes with Game 2 on Saturday night.

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The 2025 MLB playoffs continue Thursday, as the wild-card round concludes with three Game 3s forced courtesy of wins by the Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers take on Trey Yesavage and the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday

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