Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 10/9/25, 3:01 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 10/9/25 at 9:45 PM in MLB Picks

Without a doubt, the Phillies are a different team when the top three in the lineup respond. When they faced the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park, Turner, Harper, and Schwarber had a playoff series to forget, but yesterday they just won the first elimination game against them in Los Angeles, thanks to two home runs by Schwarber.

Wednesday's game was a game in which the Dodgers started as -185 favorites to win. But they lost; when the pitching duel is between Cristopher Sánchez for the Phillies and Glasnow for the Dodgers, Los Angeles will once again be the favorite to close out the series, but with odds of -130.

Yamamoto pitched for the defending champions on Wednesday, but it's obvious that Roberts' plans won't include returning to Philadelphia for a decisive game; he'll want to close out the series on Thursday. That's why Glasnow will pitch; He pitched in relief in Game 1 of the series when the Dodgers took the lead with a Teoscar Hernández home run. Glasnow came in from the bullpen and got 5 outs; he allowed one hit and struck out two.