MLB division series: How Cubs and Phillies can get even, plus NLDS Game 4 lineups and analysis

It's clip for a brace of a Game 4s successful the National League Division Series aft the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies avoided getting swept retired of the MLB playoffs.

Will the Cubs and Phillies connected Thursday unit decisive Game 5s -- oregon volition the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers determination connected to the NLCS?

We've got you covered with pregame lineups and keys on with takeaways aft the last retired of each game.

Philadelphia Phillies astatine Los Angeles Dodgers (6:08 p.m. ET)

Los Angeles leads bid 2-1

Game 4 starters: Cristopher Sanchez vs. Tyler Glasnow

How the Phillies tin adjacent the series: The Phillies person the borderline successful the starting pitcher comparison, with Game 1 starter Sanchez, coming disconnected a regular play successful which helium was 1 of the apical 5 starters successful shot and an fantabulous outing successful Game 1, going connected 4 days of remainder vs. Glasnow, who hasn't pitched overmuch the past two-plus weeks and battled immoderate power issues down the agelong (and walked 2 of the 8 batters helium faced successful a Game 1 alleviation appearance).

Thanks to Ranger Suarez's large effort connected Wednesday, the bullpen volition beryllium successful bully signifier arsenic well, truthful the way to triumph is simply a shutdown effort from Sanchez and past the high-leverage relievers (with a amended show than they provided successful Game 1). No doubt, the violative crippled program volition beryllium to get Glasnow to tally up his transportation number and past get the brushed underbelly of the Dodgers' bullpen into the crippled earlier than Dave Roberts would like. Oh, and a Bryce Harper location tally mixed successful determination volition assistance arsenic well. -- David Schoenfield

Lineups

Phillies

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Dodgers

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Milwaukee Brewers astatine Chicago Cubs (9:08 p.m. ET)

Milwaukee leads bid 2-1

Game 4 starters: TBD vs. TBD

How the Cubs tin adjacent the series: With their pitching leaning person to shambles than full-go, the Cubs' champion stake to adjacent the bid is by scoring much runs than they person successful immoderate of their archetypal six posts...