While the Los Angeles Dodgers adjusted their starting rotation to ensure Walker Buehler would pitch in a potential Game 163 to decide the National League West, they got to that position in no small part because of Rich Hill.
Pressed into starting duty on the final day of the regular season, Hill spun seven shutout innings against the San Francisco Giants. The win ensured the Dodgers kept pace with the Colorado Rockies and forced the extra game to decide the division the following afternoon.
Then when it came time to set their NL Division Series rotation, the Dodgers slotted Hill behind Buehler and in line for a potential start in Game 4.