The Dodgers were fed up with that. From the start of spring training, they answered questions about the setbacks In the past in the postseason, the last two Octobers were early exits.
Changing the narrative has driven the Dodgers over the past six months. They came into Friday’s game with a chance to do just that. They will not let this opportunity go to waste.
With a 2-0 win over the Padres in Game 5 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2021, moving eight wins toward your ultimate goal. They will play the Mets in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series starting Sunday night in California.
The series between the two NL West rivals lived up to expectations. It’s a five-game battle between two of the best teams in the game. Both teams continued to say they wanted to attack hard. The Dodgers scored the knockout.
With a two-out hit in the second inning off right-hander Yu Darvish, Kik Hernandez put the Dodgers on the offensive line. In the seventh, Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run of his own off Darvish. That was more than enough support for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a dominant Dodgers bullpen.
In the biggest start of his career, Yamamoto responded. He pitched five scoreless innings and didn’t struggle much. The only time the Padres got anything going against Yamamoto was when Japanese right-hander Fernando Tadis Jr. induced a 5-4-3 double play to end the third inning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the NLCS! pic.twitter.com/dMaCJKkLD5
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 12, 2024
