SAN DIEGO, California: 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.

“It’s different, I guess. I just found that out five minutes ago," manager Dave Roberts said in his video news conference on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) after the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 to take two of three in a matchup of the NL's two top teams.

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