Overview
- Los Angeles secured its 12th division title in 13 seasons and fourth straight with an 8-0 win in Phoenix.
- Freddie Freeman hit two home runs and Shohei Ohtani’s 54th tied his career high and the franchise record.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered six scoreless innings in the clincher and finished the season with 201 strikeouts.
- With the Brewers and Phillies claiming byes, the Dodgers are the NL No. 3 seed and will host the sixth seed in a Wild Card Series starting Tuesday.
- Late-inning reliability remains unsettled despite promising relief outings from Roki Sasaki and Clayton Kershaw, and catcher Will Smith’s status for October is uncertain.