The Dodgers are back in the playoffs after winning the NL West for the the fourth consecutive season. Despite having placed 28 different players on the disabled list during the regular season (as of Sept. 29), the most in MLB history, Los Angeles seems rested and primed reach the NL Championship Series after being knocked out in the NLDS in back-to-back seasons.
Standing in their way are the NL East champions Nationals, who are limping into the postseason with a number of injuries to their All-Stars. Washington will be without ace Stephen Strasburg (flexor mass strain) and catcher Wilson Ramos (torn ACL) but fellow All-Stars Bryce Harper (thumb) and Daniel Murphy (buttocks) played sparingly the final two weeks of the regular season.