Nearly a month after the Dodgers clinched the National League West, tonight they will finally be playing a game that matters. After taking five days to rest, recharge, and reset, Los Angeles will take on the Padres in the NL Division Series beginning this evening at Dodger Stadium.
Julio Urias will take the mound for the Dodgers, having earned the role of number-one starter by virtue of an outstanding regular season that saw him go 17-7 with an NL-best 2.16 ERA. He was even better in the second half, going 9-1 with a 1.