LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers, 10 games below .500 early in what became a bizarre 2018 season, are division champions for the sixth consecutive time, a distinction they secured by beating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Monday's tiebreaker.
The Dodgers (92-71) now advance to the National League Division Series, where they will have home-field advantage against the Atlanta Braves beginning on Thursday. The Rockies (91-72) will travel to Wrigley Field to face the Chicago Cubs and lefty Jon Lester in Tuesday's NL wild-card game.
Walker Buehler, the precocious rookie right-hander who has quickly become the Dodgers' co-ace, delivered 6 2/3 scoreless innings in the NL West clincher, allowing only four baserunners and even delivering an RBI single.