Los Angeles struck early and often all evening, building up a lead and leaning on its bullpen to record all 27 outs of a 10–5 victory to secure a return to the World Series. There, the Dodgers will take on the New York Yankees in a matchup between No.

Shohei Ohtani will take on Aaron Judge in the Fall Classic starting Friday for Game 1 at Dodger Stadium. LOS ANGELES — Of all the years the Los Angeles Dodgers could have won the National League pennant and didn’t, how could this be the one when they did?