Dodgers clinch playoff spot for 13th consecutive season
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to the postseason for a 13th consecutive season.
The defending World Series champions clinched a spot in the playoffs via the Philadelphia Phillies’ 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. For good measure, Los Angeles defeated the rival San Francisco Giants a short time later to improve to 87-67 this season and remain atop the NL West with the San Diego Padres now sitting 4 games back.
Dodgers’ playoff matchup if season ended Friday, Sept. 19
The Dodgers would host the New York Mets in an NL wild card series. The Padres would travel to play the Chicago Cubs.
The Milwaukee Brewers and the Philadelphia Phillies would have a bye.
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