Once the wildcard series is complete, the postseason of 2025 will pass to its next phase: the divisional series to the best of five.

The first confrontation of the divisional series is already defined: After sweeping the reds In the National League Series, the Dodgers will face the Philis, Champions of the Eastern Division of the National League, in the division series of the LN

And on Thursday, the Tigers won the decisive game 3 of their series of the American league against their division rivals, the Guardians, which means that Detroit will face the sailors, champions of the west of the LA, in the SDLA. And the puppies clung to victory to overcome parents; Chicago will face its division rival, the brewers, in the SDLN.

The winner of the game between Red and Yankees Medias will be measured to the Tiles, another team from the East of the American League.

As the duels are defined, we will be breaking each series below.

Brewers (1) vs. Puppies (4)

Private series of the season: The puppies ended with a 7-6 advantage over the brewers in their direct clashes during the regular round. They were last measured in five games (including a double billboard) at the Wrigley Field, from August 18 to 21.

History in postseason: This is the first shock in playoffs between brewers and puppies.

Keys of the confrontation: The Dominican Freddy Peralta is the only opener with the level of As that we will see in this series, so the duel could be defined in a battle of Bullpens. The brewers had one of the best relief bodies in all baseball throughout 2025, but the bullpen of the puppies is on at this time. The Chicago bullpen struck out 30.8% of the batters he faced in the last month of the season and – not including the performance of Shota Imanaga after Chicago used an Opener in game 2 – The relay body of the puppies allowed only one race in 13.2 inning against San Diego in the National League of the National League.

The brewers (164) and the puppies (161) were located first and second, respectively, in the National League in stolen bases this campaign, so that the receptors of both teams must be on maximum alert when someone is paid. The bambinazo could also be important: the puppies connected 57 home runs than the brewers in the regular season, but Milwaukee’s pitching staff was among the best limiting the winding.

Player to follow: Seiya Suzuki. With Kyle Tucker still trying to recover its form after being lost almost all of September due to a problem in the calf and Pete Crow-Armstrong coming from a difficult second half (PAHO of .634), the puppies will continue to depend on Suzuki and Michael Busch to boost their offensive. Suzuki’s bat was cold for a large part of the second half, but ended a drought of 38 games homes by connecting four -corner batteries in each of his last four games of the regular round before hitting another home run in the game 1 vs. The parents. We will see if Milwaukee can decipher, after leaving 50-6 (.120) with 22 strikeouts and an OPS of .428 in 13 games against the brewers this year.

(2) Filis vs. Dodgers (3)

Particular series of the season: The Philis had a 4-2 mark against the Dodgers in the regular season, winning two of three when they played in April and repeating the feat when they faced in September.

History in postseason: This will be the sixth postseason confrontation between the Philis and the Dodgers and the first in the division series. The Dodgers defeated the Philis in the 1977 and 1978 LN

CLOSS OF THE CONTRACT: This is perhaps excessive simplification, but this series is likely to reduce how the stars of each club perform, and there are many of them. Either Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber, Freddie Freeman or Bryce Harper, some of the most important names of baseball will face themselves in an SDLN duel full of stars. Even the rotation of each team has first level openers such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dominican Cristopher Sánchez, Blake Snell, Ohtani and many more. For a division series, this is an excellent confrontation.

Player to follow: Trea Turner lost most of September due to a distension in the tendon of the right corva. He returned to the last meeting of the season, but the previous three weeks had been lost, which, including the direct pass of the Philis in the first round, means that Turner has played in a few games during the last month. If the rhythm it had before the injury, the philis could be in a great position. Turner had an excellent season in 2025, registering an OPS of .812 with 6.7 of WAR, third among all the position players of the LN Turner, in addition, 36 bases were stolen this season and could provide a valuable element in the bases if it is healthy.

Tiles (1) vs. Yankees (4)

Season series: The tiles and the Yankees had identical records of 94-68, but Toronto won the east of the American League by unpaid criteria, by virtue of their record of 8-5 in their direct clashes against New York. The season series favored the local team: the tiles had a 6-1 mark against the Yankees in the Rogers Center, while the Yankees took four of six games at the Yankee Stadium.

History in postseason: This is the first confrontation in Playoffs between the tiles and the Yankees.

CLOSS OF THE CONTRACT: The Yankees and the tiles arrive at this series wearing even. Both clubs have solid alignments (although the status of Bo Bichette is not clear), comparable opening pitching options and questionable bullpens. The biggest difference lies in defense. The Yankees have been prone to slips in the field, as we saw in game 5 of the 2024 World Series, while the tiles have the best defense in baseball. This duel could depend on New York’s ability to play clean baseball behind its pitchers against a Toronto offensive that consistently puts the ball at stake, occupying the first place in MLB with a strength rate of 17.8%.

Player to follow: George Springer. The 36 -year -old absolutely tormented the Yankees in his resurgent season 2025, with an offensive line of .348/.464/.652 with four home runs and 12 races promoted in 13 games against New York. Springer credentials in October are also well established: the 2017 World Series JMV is tied in the sixth place of all time with 19 home runs in Playoffs and has an OPS for life of .875 in postseason. That said, he left 8-55 (.145) with an OPS of .527 in 14 games of Playoffs against the Yankees during their stay with the stars.

(2) Marineros vs. Tigers (6)

Particular series of the season: The sailors won the private series of season 4-2 against the Tigers. Seattle played against Detroit at the T-Mobile Park in his second series of the year and lost two of three, but swept the Tigers in Erica Park just before the stars game pause, surpassing them on the scoreboard by 35-14 in that series.

History in postseason: This is the first postseason meeting between sailors and tigers.

CLOSS OF THE CONTRACT: The sailors seem to have the advantage over the tigers in the department of power, surpassing Detroit in homers for 238 to 198 during the regular season. The same goes for its depth in pitching. Even with doubts about Bryan Woo’s availability due to a pectoral problem, sailors still have more reliable opening pitching options at their disposal than tigers, and their bullpen should be well rested after a superb September. The tigers, however, have Tarik Skubal. After struggling 14 batters in 7.2 dominant innings against the guardians in game 1 of the La La La La La, Skubal series could make multiple openings with regular rest in the SDLA, including a possible game 5 of life or death.

Player to follow: Cal Raleight. He became the seventh player in the history of the major leagues with a 6 -homer season, establishing records for ambid -iest receptors and batters along the way. He led the with 125 ranges promoted and helped sailors win their first division title in more than two decades. He even won the home run festival. Now, he will try to take the sailors to the SCLA for the first time since 2001.