A new team is now the favorite to win the World Series. The New York Yankees (+325) are favored to be champions of baseball ahead of the start of the division series round. A trio of National League teams follow in this pecking order: the Los Angeles Dodgers (+340), Philadelphia Phillies (+400) and San Diego Padres (+550).

Giancarlo Stanton put the Yankees ahead with an RBI single in the third inning, but New York went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position and is 3 for 19 in the two games.

The 2024 MLB division series round is here, with four best-of-five showdowns ready to get going. In each series, Games 1, 2 and 5 (if necessary) will take place at the home stadium of the division winners that earned a bye into this round of the playoffs.

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