Here are three things well be keeping an eye on around the baseball world today: 1. NLDS Game 2: While the ALDS had its second game of the series yesterday, the NL had a day off. The NLDS will resume today with games in Milwaukee and Philadelphia. The Phillies will be looking to avoid dropping a second consecutive home game to the Dodgers after s three-run homer gave Los Angeles a 5-3 lead they would not relinquish. At 6:08pm local time this evening, a duel between opposing lefties will begin as two-time Cy Young winner steps up for the Dodgers to face off against Phillies southpaw . Three hours later (8:08pm local time), the Brewers will take the field and try to put the Cubs on the brink of elimination while Chicago will try to put Saturdays 9-3 drubbing in the past and send a tied series to Wrigley Field. Lefty will be on the mound for the Cubs today. The Brewers will use fellow southpaw as an opener with right-hander likely to handle bulk innings. 2. Yankees on the brink: The Yankees managed to win back-to-back elimination games Angel Perdomo Jersey against the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Series last week, but now theyll need to win three consecutive elimination games if they hope to stay alive and advance to the ALCS after they were no-hit by Blue Jays rookie through 5 1/3 innings while the Jays offense piled on 13 runs by the end of the sixth inning. While New York rallied a bit against the Toronto bullpen, it wasnt enough to stop the Bombers from entering todays off-day staring down the po sibility of getting swept in front of their home crowd on Tuesday. 3. Managerial searches continue: While the playoffs continue, a number of teams eliminated from the postseason are on the hunt for a new manager. has in Texas to replace Bruce Bochy, but that still leaves vacancies in Colorado, Baltimore, San Francisco, Minnesota, Atlanta, Anaheim, and Washington D.C. New candidates emerged for the and yesterday, but other potential candidates like Mets executive Andy Green have to be considered for a managerial gig. With so many vacancies yet to be filled, plenty of intriguing candidates will emerge over the next few weeks as teams conduct interviews and ask rival organizations for permi sion to speak with their employees. John Smoltz Jersey