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Column: MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off – WKTY
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Phillies-Padres score: San Diego rallies behind Juan Soto, Brandon Drury, Josh Bell, Manny Machado to tie NLCS
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MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with time off
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Acuña, Riley and Olson homer as Braves rout Angels 12-5
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Dodgers 1st team to clinch a playoff spot, rout Padres 11-2
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Chisholm homers and the surprising Miami Marlins grab an NL wild-card spot with 7-3 win over Pirates
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Dodgers officially clinch playoff spot with win at Arizona - Los Angeles Times
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Dodgers 1st Team to Clinch a Playoff Spot, Rout Padres 11-2 – NBC Los Angeles
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Dodgers takeaways: L.A. technically hasn't clinched playoff spot, MLB clarifies
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Padres Eliminate Dodgers and Advance to N.L.C.S. - The New York Times
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