Philadelphia at Los Angeles

The Dodgers return to LA, broom in hand, on the verge of sweeping the Phillies after 4-3 and 5-3 victories in Philadelphia to go up 2-0 in this best-of-five series. This is after the Dodgers swept their opening playoff series against the Reds, outscoring Cincinnati 18-9 in two games. LA has now won nine in a row, peaking at the perfect time. The price is not too high to lay in a pitching matchup of Aaron Nola versus Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Nola, at 32, experienced his worst season by far in his 11 years in Philadelphia, going 5-10 with a 6.01 ERA. He last pitched on Sept. 26. Nola's career ERA against the Dodgers is 4.31. The Dodgers ranked No. 2 in runs, homers, and OPS. They are 52-29 at home this season. LA is averaging 6.3 runs per game in its last six games. Yamamoto is 12-8 with a 2.49 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. His ERA was the second-lowest in the National League, and his WHIP tied for the second-lowest. Yamamoto has allowed only three earned runs in his last six starts, spanning 40 2/3 innings. He has a 53-to-15 strikeout-to-hits ratio during this time frame. Yamamoto has been extremely strong in the postseason, going 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA and a  0.95 WHIP in 25 1/3 innings during five appearances. Take the Dodgers.