by Mark Langill
What began as an elimination game survival mode in San Diego last October has transformed the Dodgers into postseason road warriors.
In 2024, when they trailed 2–1 in a best-of-five Division Series, some thought the end of the road was Petco Park, the high-octane home of the Padres — especially when the visitors to the 619 area code were on the ropes.
But the Dodgers pulled off a stunning 8–0 victory in Game 4 as a planned bullpen-game with eight pitchers combined on a seven-hit shutout. The Dodgers won the decisive Game 5 against San Diego at home 2–0 and never looked back.
On their way to a 2024 championship, the Dodgers parlayed a pair of lopsided wins by scores of 8–0 and 10–2 at Citi Field against the Mets to capture the National League pennant in six games. The champagne corks popped in Los Angeles after the Dodgers took care of business on the road during the first of two trips to New York.
Los Angeles ultimately clinched the World Series in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium, turning a five-run, fifth-inning deficit into a comeback for the ages and 7–6 victory.
Hoping for an encore, the Dodgers haven’t needed any Houdini acts yet.
They are undefeated on the road in the 2025 postseason (4–0) and 7–1 overall.
A 5–1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Tuesday gave Los Angeles a 2–0 NL Championship Series lead heading back to Los Angeles for three home games beginning Thursday.
It also marked the first time in franchise history the Dodgers have won four consecutive road games in a single postseason. The Dodgers won the first two games of their Division Series in Philadelphia.
After their only setback in NLDS Game 3 at Dodger Stadium in an 8–2 blowout that featured the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber’s home run over the Dodger Stadium pavilion roof, the Dodgers punched back.
OK, maybe it was a dribbler by Andy Pages in front of home plate in the 11th inning of Game 4 and subsequent bases-loaded throwing error that gave Los Angeles a 2–1 victory and let them cancel a Game 5 return to Philadelphia.
In Milwaukee, the Dodgers quieted the American Family Field crowd with Blake Snell in Game 1 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2. The Brewers had one at-bat in the two games with a runner in scoring position and none of either of the Dodger starting pitchers.
The Dodgers are now 9–3 on the road over the past two postseasons.
Now the Dodgers take things back to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 on Thursday.
“Our entire team is playing the best baseball we’ve played all year,” manager Dave Roberts said. “The focus, the concentration level is at the highest, and we’re peaking at the right time.”
If the Dodgers continue their winning ways this week, there truly will be no place like home.
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