How the Dodgers punched their ticket to October

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March 21: Betts gets things started in South Korea Mookie Betts hits the first homer of the season to get the much-anticipated campaign underway in Seoul

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April 3: Ohtani’s first homer with the Dodgers It took Shohei Ohtani longer than expected, but the Japanese superstar finally got on the board, smashing a 430-foot blast

Swing of relief

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April 21: Ohtani passes Matsui Ohtani passes his childhood idol, Hideki Matsui, for most homers by a Japanese-born player in Major League history

May 28: Hudson quiets Queens With his back against the wall, Daniel Hudson gets out of a bases-loaded jam and then quiets the crowd in Queens, starting the comeback

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June 7: Yamamoto dazzles in New York A battle between two iconic franchises was dominated by seven shutout innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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June 18: Comeback kids in Denver Down five heading into the ninth, the Dodgers scored seven runs against the Rockies, capped off by Teoscar Hernández's go-ahead blast

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July 21: Ohtani almost clears Dodger Stadium Ohtani nearly clears Dodger Stadium to right-center with a mammoth 473-foot homer, his longest homer at Dodger Stadium

Aug. 5: Freeman’s emotional return After missing nine games to be with his son, Max, Freddie Freeman returns to a standing ovation at Dodger Stadium

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Aug. 23: Ohtani joins the 40-40 club in grand fashion With all eyes on him, Ohtani became the sixth member of the 40-40 club with a walkoff grand slam against the Rays

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Aug. 31: The Big 3 go back-to-back-to-back It was only a matter of time before the Dodgers’ three superstars accomplished the feat, and they wasted no time, doing it in the first inning in Arizona

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Sept. 19: Back to the postseason On a day when Shohei Ohtani created the inaugural 50-50 club, the Dodgers punched their postseason ticket with a rout of the Marlins

12th straight playoff berth

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Sept. 26: NL West champs again The Dodgers continued one of the most dominant runs in Major League history, securing their 11th NL West title in 12 seasons

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Oct. 11: Advance to NLCS The Dodgers came back from a 2-1 series deficit to defeat the archrival Padres in a thrilling 5-game NLDS

Next up: The Mets