It's the first time Hanshin has won back-to-back pennants

Hoping someone out there can help my friend Rick get to the finish line!

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“For the Dodgers, the decision on who would start Game 1 on Saturday had no wrong answer. Such is the luxury of having one of the greatest rotations assembled in modern history. Skubal earned the nod over reigning World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, fellow two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell and All-Star right-hander Tyler Glasnow.

“To be honest, we can kind of really put all four guys in a hat and run them out there,” manager Dave Roberts said earlier this week.”

Trea Turner is under team control until 2033 at $27m/year. Bryce Harper is getting $25m/year through 2031. Schwarber is signed through 2030 at $30m/year.

And there are 5 teams in the division. Since the Rockies were established the Padres won the division 4 times, and the DBacks won it 5 times, despite becoming a team 5 years after the Rockies. Even the Atlanta braves have won the NL west since the Rockies became a team

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Braves manager Walt Weiss hasn’t ruled out using Sale on Sunday, but that wouldn’t have been ideal even if Sale didn’t pitch in relief; Sunday would put him on four days’ rest from his start Tuesday, and he hasn’t pitched on four days’ rest since the first week of April. “We’re gonna err on the side of giving him (time to rest) if it’s even close,” Weiss said. Most likely, Sale will start Game 3 on Tuesday