Dodgers Top Rockies In Tie-Breaker For 6th-Straight NL West Title
The defending NL champion Dodgers became the first major league team to win six straight division crowns since the Yankees captured nine AL East titles in a row from 1998-2006.
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The defending NL champion Dodgers became the first major league team to win six straight division crowns since the Yankees captured nine AL East titles in a row from 1998-2006.
Los Angeles followed up an 18-hit performance Saturday with 16 more to finish with 43 in the three-game series.
The Dodgers and Rockies have both clinched a berth in the postseason with identical 91-71 records.
The crowd at El Compadre in Echo Park was particularly enthusiastic.
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The Dodgers' win eliminated St. Louis from playoff contention.
The Dodgers remained one game behind NL West-leading Colorado. They also extended their lead to two games over St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot with two left to play.
Ross Stripling allowed seven of the 12 batters he faced to reach base, allowing three runs on five hits.
Eduardo Escobar homered off Kenta Maeda leading off the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks tightened the NL West race with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
David Freese homered and had three hits, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Monday night to maintain their lead in the NL West.
Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-3) allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked none to help the Dodgers take two out of three from the last-place Padres. Ryu also got three hits in the Dodgers' 16-hit attack.
The Dodgers three round-trippers give them a National League-leading 222 on the season and breaks the club record of 221 set last year.
Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run homer, Freddy Galvis added a solo shot and the last-place San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Friday night.
Tickets will be available at Dodgers.com/postseason and at the Dodger Stadium box office.
Matt Kemp homered on the first pitch from Tyler Anderson in the second, giving the Dodgers seven players with 20 or more homers in a season for the first time in franchise history.
