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Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	r	h	e
LAD	0	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	7	8	1
SD	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	6	2

Dodgers 1st team to clinch playoff spot, beat Padres 7-5

BERNIE WILSON (AP Sports Writer)The Associated Press

While the Los Angeles Dodgers are regular participants in postseason baseball, there was something unusual about becoming the first team in the pandemic-shortened season to clinch a berth in the expanded playoffs. The Dodgers opened a 3 1/2-game lead in their quest for an eighth straight NL West title by beating the Padres for the second straight day. Dustin May threw 5 1/3 gutty innings out of the bullpen, AJ Pollock and Chris Taylor homered and Will Smith drove in three runs.