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We take stock of our various 2022 Dodgers bets (not Betts, except in some cases), and chronicle how much Craig Kimbrel’s stock has plummeted in the last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dodgers won their franchise-record 107th game of the season behind another strong pitching performance by Julio Urías, one of the best pitchers in baseball the last two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Pafko was a five-time All-Star with the Cubs who played for the Dodgers in 1951 and 1952. He was a key contributor on a World Series team as well as a team vying for the pennant, and famously was in left field watching Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning home run for the Giants in 1951. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dodgers play their final road series of the regular season, battling the Padres for three games at Petco Park in San Diego. The Padres are in a fight for a wild card spot, and are one of a few teams who could potentially play the Padres in the National League Division Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recapping an eventful weekend at Dodger Stadium, including Albert Pujols hitting his 700th homer, Andre Jackson's three-inning save, and the Dodgers clinching the No. 1 seed in the National League. Plus, Dustin May and Blake Treinen won't pitch again in the regular season, which might affect their availability for the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Kimbrel allowed a go-ahead home run Thursday night in a game the Dodgers came back to win anyway. But manager Dave Roberts was as publicly critical of a player as he gets, saying "We've got to have our best guys at the back end" when asked about Kimbrel's bullpen role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With two weeks remaining in the Dodgers’ season, we look back at contributions from various players and decide who should be the team’s Most Valuable Player, a choice that came down to Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dustin May was bad for the third start out of his last four, and has been erratic in his first six starts back from Tommy John surgery, with an abnormally high walk rate and poor command. He joins a growing list of Dodgers pitching unknowns as they get ready for October, with question marks surrounding Tony Gonsolin, Blake Treinen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look back at Dodgers pitcher Johnny Rutherford, who pitched one season in the majors in 1952 and started and won the pennant-clinching game for Brooklyn that season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dodgers won their 102nd game and clinched a bye into the National League Division Series. Clayton Kershaw will be one of the beneficiaries of that extra rest, after his 10 strikeouts in six innings earned the win in Monday's series opener against Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A sweep in San Francisco closed out the Dodgers' season series over the Giants at 15-4, their most wins ever in one year against the Giants. Along the way Los Angeles won both their 100th and 101st game of the season, and set a franchise record with 52 road wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look back at Greg Shanahan, a right-hander who pitched two years for the Dodgers in the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dodgers have clinched the NL West for a 9th time in 10 years, so we look ahead to the postseason and try to predict the playoff roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Freddie Freeman sat out the day after the Dodgers clinched the division, his first time not starting a game in 2022 after 141 straight. Lineup mainstays Trea Turner, Mookie Betts, and Justin Turner all sat out the final in Arizona, which the Dodgers nearly won, but lost on a walk-off home run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dodgers clinched their ninth National League West division crown in 10 years, with Clayton Kershaw pitching seven scoreless innings Tuesday, his fourth excellent clinching game performance during this run. Plus a look at why this is the best Dodgers team of the last decade, and poised to do damage in October.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Appreciating Tyler Anderson's career season, helping the Dodgers to a 10th consecutive playoff berth with consistent pitching from the veteran left-hander. Plus Cody Bellinger hits a big double after confusing Chippendale and Chip 'n' Dale, and Mookie Betts sets a franchise home run record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Turner has been one of the best hitters in baseball for the last two and a half months, after making some mechanical adjustments to his swing in June. The Dodgers' third baseman and designated hitter hit two home runs Sunday in San Diego to help clinch LA's 10th consecutive postseason appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look back at former pitcher Rick Rhoden, one of the best Dodgers draft picks of the 1970s, and someone who after his pitching days turned to professional golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Turner and Max Muncy both homered on Wednesday, and have been hitting well for some time, adding even more depth to a strong Dodgers lineup. Also, Clayton Kershaw looks healthy in his second start off the injured list, and he accurately described how the team is approaching September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Kimbrel has pitched incredibly well since switching to Let It Go from Frozen as his entrance music, coincidence or not. He saved a home-run-fueled Dodgers win on Tuesday. Plus news on Tony Gonsolin suffering a setback, and Julio Urías pitching for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices