Depending on how the next (and final) week of the regular season goes, the Dodgers could wind up with the best record in baseball, or they could lose the division and face a daunting path through the playoffs.
On Sunday, in a pivotal rubber-match game against the lowly Colorado Rockies, the Dodgers took an important — and dramatic — step toward avoiding the latter.
After suffering a surprise loss to the Rockies on Saturday night, the Dodgers bounced back with a walk-off 6-5 win at Chavez Ravine on Sunday, maintaining a three-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres in the National League West thanks to a late-game comeback capped by back-to-back home runs from Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts in the bottom of the ninth inning.