![]() Paper tigers pumped up as threats to the Dodgers’ regaining control of the division this season, the Padres are now 20 games back and have lost eight consecutive series against their neighbors to the north and 21 of the past 25 head-to-head meetings.Ĭonsidered a strength, the Padres’ starting pitching has let them down over the past month, posting a 4.91 ERA in their past 27 games through Sunday – a stretch during which they have been fairly mediocre (14-13). So now to be on a team like this and hopefully be contributing to it, trying to hold my weight and do what I can to help us win – this is something that I relish, for sure.” I watched the Yankees celebrate, pop champagne. Got optioned then DFA’d a couple days before the end of the season. But I was like, ‘This a big deal for me.’ “I was joking with some guys, it’s ho-hum for them. “This is the first time I’ve ever been on a playoff team,” he said after allowing just two runs (and only one home run) in five innings Sunday. But in a couple days, hopefully we’ll be a little bit more going crazy.”įor starting pitcher Andrew Heaney, being on a team headed to the postseason was meaningful. Postseason berth may be a little different. Whenever you win a division, that’s special and you celebrate that. “I don’t think it’s going to be ho-hum when we win the division,” first baseman Freddie Freeman said. The toast and hats with the postseason logo on the side were the only outward signs in the Dodgers’ post-game clubhouse that Sunday’s victory meant anything more than the 95 that preceded it this year. Just enjoy this one a little bit and we still have a lot of work to do in front of us.” “We got everyone together and (Manager) Dave (Roberts) gave`a short little toast. So definitely fortunate to be a part of my organization that cares about winning. “I’ve been on some teams early in my career that didn’t have this opportunity. “I don’t think it’s anything you can take for granted,” Turner said of the postseason berth. The second-place Padres are off Monday, so the Dodgers can’t secure the division before Tuesday night, when they play in Arizona. The win cut the Dodgers’ magic number to clinch their ninth National League West title in that time down to two with 23 games left in the regular season. The Dodgers clinched a postseason berth for the 10th consecutive season on Sunday afternoon, doing it in well-worn fashion by beating the San Diego Padres, 11-2, behind a two-homer, five-RBI day from Justin Turner. SAN DIEGO - They have completed the first step – like correctly filling out your name on the SAT.
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