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The 2017 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams of the 2017 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff— played in two series. These matchups were:
The 2022 National League Division Series (NLDS) were the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2022 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2022 National League Championship Series (NLCS).
The NLDS is a best-of-five series where the divisional winner with the best winning percentage in the regular season hosts the winner of the Wild Card Series between the top two wild card teams in one matchup, and the divisional winner with the second best winning percentage hosts the winner of the other Wild Card Series between the lowest-seeded divisional winner and the lowest-seeded wild ...
The San Diego Padres qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed wild card entrant.In the Wild Card Series, they defeated the New York Mets in three games. In the Division Series, they defeated the National League West division winner Los Angeles Dodgers, who held the best regular season record of 111–51 at the time of the postseason, in four games.
The series was a rematch of the 2016 NLCS, which Chicago won four games to two en route to their first World Series victory since 1908. This was just the 10th time two teams have met in at least two straight League Championship Series, which have existed since divisional play began in 1969. [1] The series was the 48th in league history.
Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series. ††† – In 2022, the Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical 101–61 records.
The ALDS and NLDS matchups are set for the 2024 MLB playoffs. Following Pete Alonso's clutch ninth-inning home run to give the New York Mets a lead they wouldn't relinquish, the Mets became the ...
This was the third straight season that the Dodgers lost a postseason series to a team with 15 or more losses than them in the regular season after the 2022 NLDS and the 2021 NLCS. [ 31 ] MLB.com ranked the Diamondbacks’ sweep of the Dodgers as the sixth biggest upset in postseason history.