The Dodgers will fly to Philadelphia Thursday where they will begin a National League Division Series against the East Division champion Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, with Shohei Ohtani set to accomplish another previously unprecedented feat. He did not pitch in 2024 as he recovered from a procedure to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament. Ohtani pitched five no-hit innings against the Phillies on Sept. 16 in his only pitching appearance against them. The Dodgers led 4-0 through five innings but lost 9-6. After Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked, Teoscar Hernández doubled in Ohtani and Betts to give the Dodgers a 7-2 lead.