Dodgers Clinch NL West with 8-0 Win

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West with an 8-0 shutout of the Arizona Diamondbacks, securing home-field for a best-of-three Wild Card series. Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th home run — a splash into Chase Field’s pool — while Freddie Freeman homered twice and Andy Pages also went deep as the Dodgers built an early lead. Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, finishing the regular season with 201 strikeouts and a 2.49 ERA, and the bullpen preserved the five-hit shutout. The clinch follows a season marked by injuries and heavy bullpen usage that cost Los Angeles a chance at a first-round bye, though the club has been playing better down the stretch. Arizona’s loss leaves the Diamondbacks scrambling for a wild-card spot.