Divisional Series on deck as MLB playoffs roll on

The GIST: Three Wild Card (WC) sweeps and one three-game rivalry WC showdown later, the best-of-five Divisional Series are officially set. Here’s what to expect with four Game 1s on deck tomorrow. Nothing like October, baby.

🍑 Atlanta Braves oust Philadelphia Phillies with 6–2 Game 3 win: Atlanta pitchers Ray Kerr (3.1 scoreless innings) and Grant Holmes (two innings, one run) made quite the first impression last night, keeping the powerful Phillies bats at bay while making their postseason debuts. No nerves here.

• 💙 Next up, the two-time defending champ LA Dodgers, starting tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET. Though Atlanta went 5-1 against LA during the regular season, Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers feel inevitable in the playoffs.

🧦🛡️ Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians meet in divisional battle: The Guards beat out the White Sox by just one game to snag the American League Central crown, but Chicago enters with momentum having just demolished the Houston Astros in the WC. Plus, the White Sox have higher powers on their side as this series begins tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET

🍎🌴 NY Yankees face Tampa Bay Rays in American League East clash: Another divisional showdown, the Yanks’ offense looks downright terrifying as they head south to take on the equally electrifying Rays tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. ET. NY is hoping injured slugger Aaron Judge returns to the lineup, while Tampa will counter with a bopper of their own, outfielder Junior Caminero.

🤎🍻 San Diego Padres roll in WC, advance to face top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers: As expected, the San Diego pitching staff shut it down, holding the MLB–leading Chicago Cubs’ offense to just one run across two games. But the Brew Crew also boast lockdown hurlers: namely National League Cy Young frontrunner Jacob Misiorowski, who starts Game 1 tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. ET.