When they left home to play the final week of the regular season, there was no guarantee they’d be back. But they squeaked into the playoffs, ending a long drought, then survived the wild-card series on the road.

Phillies rivalry and one thing is missing. The Mets and Phillies have never played each other in the playoffs.

Dodgers, is both a highly-hyped matchup (featuring Shohei Ohtani's first postseason) and exclusively out west.