square off

Suddenly, the clash thrust Petro into a role that is garnering worldwide attention: David squaring off against the U.S.’s Goliath.

The Dodgers will square off in the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, who advanced to the Fall Classic for the first time since 1993 after beating the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS.

The matchup with the Dodgers will offer star power on both sides, with the AL’s No. 1 seed this postseason squaring off against a defending champion trying to cement a dynasty.

Three weeks later, Ohtani is set to square off against the Phillies again, in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night.

Against this enclave’s polished stone walls and bannisters, Lee looks every ragged inch of the tawdry menace the politicians and businessmen he squares off against expect him to be.