MLB: NLCS capsules

A look at the best-of-seven National League championship series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers:

Schedule: Game 1, Thursday, at Los Angeles (6:07 p.m.); Game 2, Friday, at Los Angeles (2:07 p.m.); Game 3, Sunday, at Philadelphia (6:07 p.m.); Game 4, Monday, Oct. 19, at Philadelphia (6:07 p.m.); x-Game 5, Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Philadelphia (6:07 p.m.); x-Game 6, Friday, Oct. 23, at Los Angeles (6:07 p.m.); x-Game 7, Saturday, Oct. 24, at Los Angeles (6:07 p.m.). (All games on TBS).

x-if necessary.

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Season Series: Los Angeles won 4-3.

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Projected Lineups

Phillies: SS Jimmy Rollins (.250, 21, 77, 100 runs, 31 SBs), CF Shane Victorino (.292, 10, 62, 102 runs, 25 SBs), 2B Chase Utley (.282, 31, 93, 112 runs, 23 for 23 SBs), 1B Ryan Howard (.279, 45, 141, 105 runs), RF Jayson Werth (.268, 36, 99, 20 SBs), LF Raul Ibanez (.272, 34, 93), 3B Pedro Feliz (.266, 12, 82), C Carlos Ruiz (.255, 9, 43).

Dodgers: SS Rafael Furcal (.269, 9, 47), RF Andre Ethier (.272, 31, 106), LF Manny Ramirez (.290, 19, 63, 81 strikeouts, 71 walks), CF Matt Kemp (.297, 26, 101, 34 SBs), 3B Casey Blake (.280, 18, 79), 1B James Loney (.281, 13, 90), 2B Orlando Hudson (.283, 9, 62) or Ronnie Belliard (.277, 10, 39), C Russell Martin (.250, 7, 53).

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Projected Rotations

Phillies: LH Cole Hamels (10-11, 4.32), RH Pedro Martinez (5-1, 3.63 in 9 starts), LH Cliff Lee (7-4, 3.39 in 12 starts with Phillies after trade from Cleveland; 14-13, 3.22 overall), LH J.A. Happ (12-4, 2.93) or RH Joe Blanton (12-8, 4.05).

Dodgers: LH Clayton Kershaw (8-8, 2.79), RH Vicente Padilla (4-0, 3.20 in 8 games, 7 starts with Dodgers after getting cut by Texas; 12-6, 4.46 overall), RH Hiroki Kuroda (8-7, 3.76), LH Randy Wolf (11-7, 3.23).

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Relievers

Phillies: RH Brad Lidge (0-8, 7.21, 31/42 saves), RH Ryan Madson (5-5, 3.26, 10/16 saves), RH Brett Myers (4-3, 4.84 in 18 games, 8 relief appearances), RH Clay Condrey (6-2, 3.00), RH Chad Durbin (2-2, 4.39), LH Scott Eyre (2-1, 1.50), LH Antonio Bastardo (2-3, 6.46 in 6 games, 5 starts).