LOS ANGELES — Well, they got their bye.

Finishing without one of the top two records in the National League this year for the first time since 2018, the Dodgers rolled right into the postseason without the five-day break that comes with a No. 1 or 2 seed. They haven’t stopped rolling, winning nine out of 10 (tagged on to a five-game winning streak to end the regular season) over the Reds , Phillies and Brewers to reach the World Series for the fifth time in the past nine years and the 23rd time in franchise history.

Now they have to press ‘Pause.’ The World Series won’t start until Friday – in Toronto if the Blue Jays win the American League pennant, at Dodger Stadium if the Seattle Mariners win.

“We’re going to have to get creative,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andre

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