Having previously clinched the National League West for a seventh consecutive season, the Los Angeles Dodgers secured home-field advantage through at least the NL Championship Series on Tuesday night.
They did so via an Atlanta Braves loss, but the Dodgers then guaranteed themselves the best record outright in the NL by defeating the San Diego Padres. Prior to that, it was possible for the Braves and Dodgers to finish with identical records.
As the Dodgers remain in pursuit of potentially overtaking the Houston Astros and New York Yankees in the standings, they also are juggling getting players healthy ahead of the postseason beginning.