LOS ANGELES — Shock treatment can be effective in extreme cases.

Something about those back-to-back walk-off losses at Camden Yards in early September got the Dodgers’ attention and awakened the defending champions. They have won 17 of 22 games since then, including two in a row over the Cincinnati Reds to sweep their Wild Card Series.

They spotted the Reds a two-run head-start on Wednesday night but came roaring back to win, 8-4, in Game 2 and eliminate the Reds in quick order to move on to the next round of the postseason.

The Dodgers will travel to Philadelphia on Thursday and open a best-of-five National League Division Series against the Phillies on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. PT. The quick knockout of the Reds gives the Dodgers multiple options at starting pitcher for Game 1 a

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