2008 National League Division Series
The 2008 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2008 National League playoffs, began on Wednesday, October 1 and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions and one wild card team participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
- (1) Chicago Cubs (Central Division champions, 97–64) vs. (3) Los Angeles Dodgers (Western Division champions, 84–78): Dodgers win series, 3–0.
- (2) Philadelphia Phillies (Eastern Division champions, 92–70) vs. (4) Milwaukee Brewers (Wild Card qualifier, 90–72): Phillies win series, 3–1.
| 2008 National League Division Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 1 – 4 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Dick Stockton, Ron Darling, Tony Gwynn and Tom Verducci | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Miller, Rick Sutcliffe | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Dale Scott Paul Emmel Jeff Nelson Tom Hallion Gerry Davis Jim Reynolds | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 1 – 5 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Brian Anderson, Joe Simpson, John Smoltz, and David Aldridge | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Michael Kay, Steve Phillips | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Dana DeMuth Mark Wegner Brian Runge Fieldin Culbreth Jim Joyce Paul Nauert | ||||||||||||
The underdog Dodgers swept the Cubs to advance to the NLCS, while the Phillies defeated the Brewers three games to one. The series marked the first postseason series victory for the Dodgers since winning the 1988 World Series, and the first such victory for the Phillies since the 1993 NLCS.
The Phillies defeated the Dodgers for the National League championship, and went on to win the 2008 World Series, defeating the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays in five games.