The Dodgers lead second-place San Diego in the NL West by two games after the Padres also lost, 8-3 at the New York Mets. The Dodgers dropped seven games behind the Phillies for the No. 2 seed in the National League with 11 games remaining in the regular season.

After Shohei Ohtani pitched five hitless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies' Rafael Marchon hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off Blake Treinen with two outs in the ninth inning for a 9-6 win.

The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a stunning collapse in Tuesday night's loss against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Here are MLB magic numbers, remaining schedules and tiebreakers for contenders through Tuesday, Sept. 16, along with playoff matchups if Wild Card Series began Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts opted to use reliever Anthony Banda as an opener, with the intent to get a quick three outs to open the game. The Phillies feature two left-handers, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, in the top of their lineup, and Roberts hoped to challenge the two hitters with Banda, a left-handed pitcher.

The Dodgers currently control their own destiny. They can clinch a direct playoff berth by winning the National League West – since the two top tickets go to the division winners in the West, East and Central with the best overall records.

Patrick Bailey hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in the 10th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants past the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to boost their position in the NL wild-card chase.

MLB's rules limit the Dodgers' options for how Shohei Ohtani will be used in the postseason, which Andrew Friedman hopes the league will address in the future.

The 2024 Dodgers famously won the World Series in spite of their pitching, not because of it. Last year’s group had a 4.50 October ERA, one of the highest marks of any Series-winning teams ever, and y