LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers clinch NL West title with a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres.
The Padres won 93 games but couldn't quite surpass the Dodgers in the division or in the NLDS.
The Los Angeles Dodgers return to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2021.
The Dodgers are going with their $325 million man for a winner-take-all game.
The Mets are through to the NLCS, while the Dodgers, Yankees and Tigers all notched big wins Wednesday.
After a heated Game 2 in Los Angeles, the NLDS is moving to San Diego, with an increased police presence and a message from the Padres urging fans to "stay classy."
With all the momentum going San Diego's way, L.A. found a way to deliver the team's best performance of this postseason.
"We need to fight, and that's what we did tonight," manager Dave Roberts said after his team's 7-5 victory
Mookie Betts wasn't getting fooled again.
Welcome to the MLB playoffs, Shohei Ohtani.
San Diego took a 2-1 series lead on Tuesday, setting up another chance to send the rival Dodgers home early.
The Division Series continue with the National League Game 2s on Sunday.
The seventh inning was delayed for several minutes when security got involved after fans threw items on the field.
Nick Castellanos walked it off for Philly and Fernando Tatis Jr. had a two-homer game for San Diego in Sunday's Game 2s.
Day 1 of the MLB postseason is in the books.
In today's edition:The Athletics say goodbye, the WNBA's unsung superstar, setting the stage for MLB's final weekend, Super Bowl trivia, and more.
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about the Padres clinching a postseason berth on a triple play, the Dodgers sloppy night, the Tigers wild card inevitability and John Fisher’s letter to A’s fans.
It took an extra day, but the postseason field is finally complete.
Ohtani hit three homers and drove in 10 RBI in the Dodgers' 20-4 win.
The New York Mets announced that Kodai Senga will start Sunday's NLCS Game 1. The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to start Jack Flaherty.
With a 2-0 victory over the Padres in Game 5, Shohei Ohtani and Co. are moving on to face the Mets.
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