MLB division series: Lineups, analysis from NLDS Game 4s - ESPN

It's time for a pair of a Game 4s in the National League Division Series after the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies avoided getting swept out of the MLB playoffs.

Will the Cubs and Phillies, on Thursday, force decisive Game 5s — or will the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers move on to the National League Championship Series?

We've got you covered with pregame lineups and keys along with takeaways after the final out of each game.

Los Angeles leads series 2-1

Game 4 starters: Cristopher Sanchez vs. Tyler Glasnow

How the Phillies can even the series: The Phillies have the edge in the starting pitcher comparison, with Game 1 starter Sanchez, coming off a regular season in which he was one of the top five starters in baseball and an excellent outing in Game 1, going on four days of rest vs. Glasnow, who hasn't pitched much the past two-plus weeks and battled some control issues down the stretch (and walked two of the eight batters he faced in a Game 1 relief appearance).

Thanks to Ranger Suarez's great effort on Wednesday, the bullpen will be in good shape as well, so the path to victory is a shutdown effort from Sanchez and then the high-leverage relievers (with a better performance than they provided in Game 1). No doubt, the offensive game plan will be to get Glasnow to run up his pitch count and then get the soft underbelly of the Dodgers' bullpen into the game earlier than Dave Roberts would like. Oh, and a Bryce Harper home run mixed in there will help as well. — David Schoenfield

Lineups

Phillies

1. Trea Turner ® SS
2. Kyle Schwarber (L) DH
3. Bryce Harper (L) 1B
4. Alec Bohm ® 3B
5. Brandon Marsh (L) CF
6. J.T. Realmuto ® C
7. Max Kepler (L) LF
8. Nick Castellanos ® RF
9. Bryson Stott (L) 2B

Dodgers