Division Series storylines we're already eyeing

Plus: 4 takeaways from 4 Wild Card sweeps

Thursday, October 5 View In Browser Good morning! Twins' celebration was 21 years in the making TOP NEWS Rematches. Reunions. Revenge. The next round has it all   Carlos Correa back in Houston in October. The Phillies and Braves meeting again in the NLDS. The D-backs looking to shock the world. Get ready for all this and more in the Division Series. Phillies cast aside Marlins to set up rematch with Braves in NLDS The Phillies are not a team simply happy to be in the postseason. They want to win the World Series after they fell two wins short last year. They hope to take another step toward that goal in the NLDS. Resilient D-backs bounce Crew, book NLDS showdown with Dodgers A four-run rally in the sixth inning propelled Arizona to a sweep in Milwaukee. Now it's on to face their NL West nemeses in L.A. Twins advance with stellar pitching (and huge pickoff) to meet Astros After snapping their 18-game skid in playoff games, the Twins advanced in the postseason for the first time since 2002. The Minnesota magic is only beginning. Rangers click in all facets to oust Rays, advance to face Orioles Thanks to a heroic effort from Nathan Eovaldi on the mound and a resurgent offense driven by rookies Josh Jung and Evan Carter, Texas advanced to the ALDS for the first time since 2016. 4 takeaways from 4 Wild Card sweeps The stakes might be immense within the pulse of the postseason, but, when you get right down to it, these are still short series, which is to say anything can happen ... and usually does. MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Bryson Stott: 1-for-4, 4 RBIs 2nd Phillie to hit a grand slam in the postseason Aaron Nola: 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 K's 2nd PHI SP to throw 7+ scoreless IP in a clincher Nathan Eovaldi: 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 K's Career 2.90 postseason ERA (12 games, 7 starts) Josh Jung: 3-for-4, 2 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI 3 XBH tied for most by rookie in postseason game Carlos Correa: 2-for-3, RBI Ranks 6th all-time with 60 postseason RBIs MORE STATS POSTSEASON BRACKET MUST-SEE PLAY Carlos Correa has a knack for coming up big in October. STAFF PICKS Orioles' young stars ready for 'new high' of October After their first 100-win season since 1980, the Orioles are riding high -- and the team's young stars believe this is only the beginning of a prosperous era. Do Braves have the best first-inning offense ever? You know by now that the Braves' offense is good. Really, really, really good. Not enough can be said about this incredible group, so here we are again today.  Will an under-the-radar hero step up for the Dodgers? Everybody expects Dodgers sluggers Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman to lead the charge in the postseason -- but L.A. would benefit greatly by a few other hitters rising to the occasion. Can Javier pitch like he did in the '22 postseason? There's not one player who holds the key to the Astros' postseason success more than Cristian Javier, who was nearly unhittable in last year's playoffs. Don't sleep on these prospects The Pipeline crew breaks down one under-the-radar prospect from each team to keep an eye on in the Arizona Fall League. MORE STORIES © 2023 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@mail.mlblists.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.