Dodgers Advance to NLCS After Defeating Padres 2-0 in Game 5

Oct 12, 2024, 02:39 AM

The Los Angeles Dodgers have advanced to the National League Championship Series (NLCS) after defeating the San Diego Padres in a decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series (NLDS). The Dodgers won 2-0, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueling Yu Darvish in a historic matchup. The Dodgers' pitching staff held the Padres scoreless for the final 24 innings of the series, marking the longest scoreless drought of the season for San Diego. The Padres were also scoreless in 25 out of the final 26 innings. This victory avenges the Dodgers' 2022 defeat to the Padres and marks their sixth NLCS appearance in the past decade. The Dodgers will face the New York Mets in the NLCS, beginning Sunday at Dodger Stadium.