Now, the Philles face a harsh winter. Free agent Kyle Schwarber could end up leaving after an MVP-caliber season, while Trea Turner and Bryce Harper are both getting another year older. Realmuto could also leave in the offseason.

The Phillies still have a chance to finish with baseball's best record. They're two games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, though the Brewers won the season series and have the tiebreaker, so the Phillies are really three games back with only eight to play. Doable, though I wouldn't call it likely. The Phillies last had baseball's best record in 2011.

NL West champion Los Angeles took the best-of-five NL Division Series 3-1 and will play either the NL Central-winning Milwaukee Brewers or runner-up Chicago Cubs in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series that starts Monday. Those teams play a decisive Game 5 on Saturday in Milwaukee.

The Philadelphia Phillies are favorites to win the World Series championship, but what will allow them to achieve that goal this postseason?

Here's a full list of the five MLB teams that have never won a World Series, plus teams that have never appeared in the Fall Classic.

Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of tossing to first after mishandling Andy Pages’ bases-loaded comebacker with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 to win their NL Division

The Philadelphia Phillies get a well-deserved break before they start their National League Divisional Series on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.