Dodgers’ playoff history vs every 2022 NL postseason team

Dodgers vs Phillies playoff history:

• Series played: 5


• Series record: 2-3


• Overall record: 9-13

The last time the Dodgers saw the Phillies in the playoffs it was a different era for both teams. Philadelphia had back-to-back World Series trips in 2008 and 2009 and went through Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers in both years.

Los Angeles fell four games to one in both NLCS series with the Phillies very obviously being the better team. Ramirez ignited the Dodgers during his short tenure in LA, but that Phillies team was simply more talented.

Thankfully, three years later, Frank McCourt would sell the team and kickstart the current run that the franchise is on as the most consistently successful team in MLB.

The Dodgers are actually riding a three-series losing streak to the Phillies as Mike Schmidt and Co. beat the Dodgers three games to one in the 1983 NLCS. After splitting the first two games of that series, the Phillies took Game 3 and 4 by a score of 7-2 in each contest.

Los Angeles was able to win the first two postseason series against the Phillies, dating back to 1977 and 1978. The Dodgers beat the Phillies in the NLCS in each of those years, losing in the World Series both times to the New York Yankees.

Dodgers vs Mets playoff history:

• Series played: 3


• Series record: 1-2


• Overall record: 6-9

The 1988 NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets was perhaps the best postseason series in franchise history for Los Angeles. While some would point to that year’s World Series and Kirk Gibson’s heroic walk-off home run, none of that was possible without the ’88 NLCS.

The Mets were absolutely dominant that season and were the favorites to win the World Series heading into the playoffs. Virtually nobody gave the Dodgers a chance against the daunting Mets, especially considering the team was 1-10 against New York in the regular season that year.

However, the Dodgers were able to take New York to seven games and, behind the heroics of Orel Hershiser, were able to shock New York and eventually create MLB history in the World Series. As a potential NLDS opponent, the 2022 Dodgers are hoping for an easier series this year.

The last time Los Angeles and New York faced off in the NLDS, though, it was not pretty for the Dodgers. Daniel Murphy decided to go from a slightly above-average left-handed hitter to the second coming of Ted Williams in the 2015 playoffs, essentially beating the Dodgers single-handedly.

The only other series between these two teams was less eventful as the Mets secured the three-game sweep in the 2006 NLDS.

Dodgers vs Cardinals playoff history:

• Series played: 6 (counting 2021 Wild Card Game)


• Series record: 2-4


• Overall record: 10-14

The St. Louis Cardinals were the team that the Dodgers could not beat in the playoffs early in this nine-year stretch. Los Angeles faced St. Louis in both 2013 and 2014 and fell short against the Cardinals both times, doing so in heartbreaking fashion.

The 2013 NLCS saw the Dodgers’ World Series hopes get dashed when Joe Kelley plunked Hanley Ramirez with a fastball that broke his ribs. Clayton Kershaw pitched well in Game 2, but in Game 6 he allowed seven runs in just four innings of work.

Then, in the 2014 NLDS, the Cardinals proved they were still going to be a hard team to beat as Matt Carpenter fueled a massive comeback against LA that saw the Dodgers allow eight runs in the seventh inning in a 10-9 loss. St. Louis won in four games.

Luckily, the Dodgers were able to avoid a third-straight heartbreak at the hands of the Cardinals in 2021, when Chris Taylor launched a walk-off two-run home run in the NL Wild Card Series. If LA plays the Cardinals this year, it will be in the NLCS.

The only other time the Boys in Blue played the Cardinals in the NLDS was in 1985, where St. Louis won four games to two. Los Angeles blew a 2-0 lead in that series, scoring only 11 runs in the final four games.

Dodgers vs Braves playoff history:

• Series played: 5


• Series record: 3-2


• Overall record: 12-12

The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers have squared off in back-to-back NLCS and have been the last two World Series Champions. The road to winning it all goes through the Dodgers and Braves, and with Atlanta winning the NL East, these two teams could square off in the NLCS once more.

Dave Roberts and Co. are obviously hoping that the series doesn’t go like it did last year, where the Braves comfortably won in six games. Los Angeles was so visibly drained from a long division battle against the Giants and a grueling five-game series against San Francisco in the NLDS.

Hopefully, the Braves are the team that’s gassed when the NLCS rolls around and the Dodgers can take advantage. Although, selfishly, the Dodgers would probably rather play a team like the Phillies or Cardinals.

If the 1988 NLCS is the best playoff series in franchise history, then the 2020 NLCS might be second. The Dodgers overcame the odds and came back from a 3-1 deficit with some massive plays in key moments. There were far too many to count.

Prior to that, the Dodgers beat the Braves in two consecutive NLDS in this current nine-year playoff stretch. LA beat Atlanta in four games in both 2018 and 2013, with 2013 yielding the infamous Juan Uribe home run.

Before these four matchups in this nine-year stretch, LA and Atlanta faced each other just once: in the 1996 NLDS. Atlanta swept that series behind the trio of John Smoltz, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine.

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