San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
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Padres beat Dodgers 4-2 to clinch a franchise-record 3rd straight postseason berth
It didn't come easily.
The Dodgers closed to 4-2 in the ninth on Shohei Ohtani's RBI double off Padres closer Mason Miller.
Yuki Matsui (1-1) got the victory in relief. Miller earned his 38th save.
Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow (5-2) struck out a season-high 11 and took a no-hitter into the sixth, when Salas and Tatis broke it up with back-to-back singles. Salas scored on Dustin Harris' sacrifice fly to center.
The Padres got Glasnow out of the game in the seventh after Jackson Merrill doubled and Xander Bogaerts walked. Merrill scored from second as pinch-hitter Austin Hays' single against reliever Justin Wrobleski went off third baseman Max Muncy's glove.
Salas' two-strike single to center scored Bogaerts. Tatis followed with an RBI single for a 4-0 lead.
It was Glasnow's second straight game with at least 10 strikeouts. He gave up three runs and three hits.
While the Padres clinched a berth, the Dodgers locked up a bye and the Milwaukee Brewers secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
They avoided the wild-card round and earned home-field advantage in the NL Division Series before stepping on the field after Cincinnati beat Atlanta 7-6. The two-time defending World Series champions will open the postseason on Oct. 3.
The Dodgers' other run was scored on a balk by Adrian Morejon in the eighth.
Ohtani was back in the Dodgers' leadoff spot since the Padres started a right-handed pitcher. He was 2 for 5 with a strikeout. He batted second behind Mookie Betts and also went 1 for 4 in his return from the injured list on Wednesday.
Padres starter Nick Pivetta struck out five of nine batters in his first trip through the Dodgers' lineup. He gave up back-to-back, two-out hits to Ohtani and Betts before Freddie Freeman took a called third strike to end the inning.
Dodgers: LHP Tarik Skubal (11-7, 2.85) starts Friday at San Francisco against Giants RHP Yunior Marte (0-1, 4.66).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Betts grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Ohtani doubled to center, Edman scored. |
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9th Inning | Edman to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Edman struck out, Edman to first on wild pitch by Miller. |
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9th Inning | Feduccia flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Pages struck out looking. |
Statistics
 SD |
 LAD |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 16 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 7 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 35 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 8 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 8 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 132 | Pitches | 145 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created | 2.3 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .200 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .219 | Slugging Percentage | .257 |
| .156 | Secondary Average | .114 |
| .229 | On Base Percentage | .263 |
| .447 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .520 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.2 |
| 26.0 | Batter Rating | 17.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.77 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.82 |
| .031 | Isolated Power | .057 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .053 |
| -.031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.086 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 3.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 70.8 | MLB Rating | 68.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 53,027 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles |
- | 62 | W3 | 0.61728394 | 100 |
| San Diego |
9 | 71 | W2 | 0.5617284 | 91 |
 Arizona |
14 | 76 | L2 | 0.5308642 | 86 |
 San Francisco |
35 | 97 | L5 | 0.40123457 | 65 |
 Colorado |
42 | 104 | L1 | 0.3580247 | 58 |