In a showdown between the two best teams in Major League Baseball during the regular season, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Friday night.
The Dodgers' quest to repeat as World Series champions had a dramatic start with a 3-1 walk-off win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild card game. That set up a playoff matchup with their biggest rival for the first time in the modern era.
The Giants are in the postseason for the first time since 2016. They surpassed even the most optimistic expectations during the regular season with a franchise-record 107 wins.