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The Dodgers clinch their 12th NL West title in 13 seasons with an 8-0 win over Arizona.

The Dodgers will open the wild-card playoffs at home next week.

Injuries and bullpen struggles derailed lofty preseason projections, but the Dodgers have some momentum on their side.

PHOENIX — It was not supposed to be this difficult. It was not expected to feel so frustrating.

Six months ago, the question was not whether the Dodgers would win the National League West, but how far out of the water they’d blow the competition.

It wasn’t whether they’d enter October in position to defend their World Series title , but if they could set a single-season wins record along the way.

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