Nov 3, 2025 | 8:08 pm UTC

MLB division series Day 1: Lineups, live updates, analysis

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MLB division series Day 1: Lineups, live updates, analysis


It’s a four-game Saturday in the 2025 MLB division series!

All eight remaining teams are in action — and in the first game of the day, the Milwaukee Brewers rode a six-run first inning to a dominant win over the Chicago Cubs. A second pair of division rivalries faced off after as the Toronto Blue Jays slugged their way to a 10-1 thumping of the New York Yankees.

Then, Shohei Ohtani will head to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in a highly anticipated NLDS showdown. And finally, the Seattle Mariners will host the Detroit Tigers in the nightcap of a loaded postseason day.

We’ve got you covered with pregame lineups and postgame takeaways as each Day 1 matchup ends.

Key links: Mega-preview | Series outlooks | Bracket | Schedule

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Top Moments | Takeaways | Lineups

Top moments from Day 1

Dodgers at Phillies

Follow live for pitch-by-pitch coverage

Dodgers get on the board thanks to a double from Enrique Hernandez

J.T. Realmuto triples to give the Phillies an early lead

Cristopher Sanchez strikes out the side to begin Game 1 — starting with Shohei Ohtani

Yankees at Blue Jays

Jays players hyped after Game 1 win

Toronto piles on with four-run inning

Jays get out of zero-out, bases-loaded jam with just one run given up

Alejandro Kirk joins in on the HR fun

Jays bust out new postseason home run jacket

Vlad Jr. gives the Jays an early lead against Yankees

Cubs at Brewers

Milwaukee finishes off a dominant Game 1

Brewers bat around, put up six runs in first inning

Brewers answer in a hurry

Cubs come out swinging in Milwaukee

Takeaways

Toronto leads series 1-0

Add Saturday’s sixth inning to the vault of Aaron Judge‘s October troubles. Toronto’s Kevin Gausman cruised through five scoreless innings, needing just 50 pitches to secure 15 outs, before finding trouble. Anthony Volpe drove a leadoff double, Austin Wells smacked a single, and Trent Grisham walked to load the bases for Judge. The Yankees superstar had singled off Gausman in the first inning for his fifth hit (all singles until that point) of this postseason, and Judge has more career home runs off Gausman than any other pitcher in his career. It was a prime opportunity to supply his first major moment in these playoffs. But Judge fell short, striking out on a 3-2 slider down and away that would’ve been ball four. Cody Bellinger followed with a walk to score a run, but that’s all the Yankees scored in the frame — and in the game — after Ben Rice popped out and Giancarlo Stanton struck out.

The Blue Jays, meanwhile, didn’t waste their opportunities. Toronto went 5-for-10 with runners in scoring position as they chased Luis Gil in the third inning and forced the Yankees to use five relievers. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered. Alejandro Kirk homered twice. Rogers Centre, hosting its first postseason game since 2016, roared with each of the 10 runs scored. — Jorge Castillo

Milwaukee leads series 1-0

The decision to start Matthew Boyd on three days’ rest backfired on the Cubs so quickly that it’s impossible not to point to that choice as the turning point in Game 1.

Boyd wasn’t sharp down the stretch of the regular season and after throwing 58 pitches on Tuesday, there were questions around if he could return to the mound so quickly and be effective. It was a head-scratching decision considering the team had a more-than-capable starter in Javier Assad ready to pitch after he was left off the wild-card roster. But Assad didn’t make the NLDS roster either — manager Craig Counsell called that a tough call — making the whole situation a confusing one. The Cubs blew this game long before Boyd lasted just ⅔ of an inning in Saturday’s opener. — Jesse Rogers

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies

6:38 p.m. ET

Game 1 starters: Shohei Ohtani vs. Cristopher Sanchez

Lineups

Dodgers

1. Shohei Ohtani (L) P
2. Mookie Betts (R) SS
3. Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF
4. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
5. Tommy Edman (S) 2B
6. Enrique Hernandez (R) 3B
7. Alex Call (R) LF
8. Andy Pages (R) CF
9. Ben Rortvedt (L) C

Phillies

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

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners

8:38 p.m. ET

Game 1 starters: Troy Melton vs. George Kirby

Lineups

Tigers

1. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
2. Kerry Carpenter (L) RF
3. Riley Greene (L) LF
4. Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B
5. Colt Keith (L) DH
6. Dillon Dingler (R) C
7. Zach McKinstry (L) 3B
8. Javier Baez (R) SS
9. Parker Meadows (L) CF

Mariners

1. Randy Arozarena (R) LF
2. Cal Raleigh (S) C
3. Julio Rodriguez (R) CF
4. Josh Naylor (L) 1B
5. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B
6. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B
7. Dominic Canzone (L) DH
8. Victor Robles (R) RF
9. J.P. Crawford (L) SS





Source: ESPN

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