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The two superstars have been on parallel tracks for years. Now, they face off with a World Series appearance on the line

Seventeen days ago, the Phillies got swept out of Chicago a few hours before the San Diego Padres lost for the fourth time in seven games. And in that moment, it was difficult to tell which team looked less like it actually wanted to make the playoffs.

SAN DIEGO — Petco Park was as full as it could be.

SAN DIEGO — You say you want a rivalry? Bring it, San Diego.

The atmosphere at Petco Park will be absolutely electric when Blake Snell and the Padres face Tony Gonsolin and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the first playoff game at San Diego's downtown ballpark with fans in the stands in 16 years

SAN DIEGO — Entering this week's National League Division Series, the Dodgers knew they'd have to stomach one game with an imperfect pitching plan, that Tony Gonsolin's reduced workload following a late-season forearm strain would force them to resort to one de facto bullpen game.

San Diego comes in as an underdog against the winningest team in MLB, but it’ll look to compete with Los Angeles’s elite pitching trio as it did vs. the Mets.

Pushed to the brink of what would have been a devastating elimination, the Mets looked more like their best selves in Game 2 against the Padres.

NEW YORK — There was more champagne. There will be more baseball.