For the third time in five years, the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in the National League Division Series after San Diego's sweep of the Atlanta Braves in the wild card round.
For the third time in five years, the San Diego Padres are off to the National League Division Series, and they will see an all-too-familiar foe. The Padres will square off with NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers after sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the wild card round. San Diego earned a 5-4 win on Wednesday night over the Braves, whose comeback was too little but too late.
Unlike the first game, it was Atlanta who got the scoring started, as Marcell Ozuna got a sacrifice fly to score Michael Harris II, who led the game off with a double. But, San Diego lit up the scoreboard in the second. Max Fried retired the first two batters of the inning, but a Kyle Higashioka homer tied the game. That was the first of six straight two-out hits, with the latter two being a two-run double by Manny Machado, and a two-run triple by Jackson Merrill.
Perhaps fatigue hit the Braves, who had to play in a doubleheader on Monday in Atlanta to decide their postseason fate, then fly out west to take on one of the hottest teams in baseball. It was tough luck for Atlanta all year long, again dealing with injuries , and it seems like it finally caught up to them. Not only do the Padres and Dodgers face off 13 times a year , but the Dodgers and Padres have recent October history. The two teams faced off in both the 2020 and 2022 NLDS.
Game 1 will be Saturday at 8:38 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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