"How the Phillies can even the series: The Phillies have the edge in the starting pitcher comparison, with Game 1 starter Sanchez, coming off a regular season in which he was one of the top five starters in baseball and an excellent outing in Game 1, going on four days of rest vs. Glasnow, who hasn't pitched much the past two-plus weeks and battled some control issues down the stretch (and walked two of the eight batters he faced in a Game 1 relief appearance)."
"Thanks to Ranger Suarez's great effort on Wednesday, the bullpen will be in good shape as well, so the path to victory is a shutdown effort from Sanchez and then the high-leverage relievers (with a better performance than they provided in Game 1). No doubt, the offensive game plan will be to get Glasnow to run up his pitch count and then get the soft underbelly of the Dodgers' bullpen into the game earlier than Dave Roberts would like."
Two National League Division Series reach Game 4 after the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies avoided sweeps. The Phillies travel to Los Angeles with Cristopher Sanchez starting on four days' rest against Tyler Glasnow, with Sanchez viewed as the superior matchup and Glasnow flagged for limited recent work and control issues. Ranger Suarez's recent outing bolsters the Phillies' bullpen outlook, so a shutdown start followed by high-leverage relief is the projected path to victory. The Cubs must dramatically increase run production to extend their series against the Brewers, who lead 2-1 in their matchup.
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