Dodgers’ playoff history vs every 2022 NL postseason team

The Los Angeles Dodgers head into the postseason as the favorites to win the World Series after posting the best record in the regular season and setting a franchise record in wins. This is familiar territory for LA, who is riding the third-longest postseason streak in MLB history.

The team is well aware by now that being the most talented team isn’t enough to win a World Series. You have to play your best when the games matter the most, and there have definitely been years in which the Dodgers failed to do that.

Fans are hoping that the 2022 season does not yield those same results, especially considering the Dodgers got the short end of the stick with the playoff structure.

With LA being in the playoffs so much, they’re relatively familiar with every other National League team who made it this year, which could be an advantage. However, when we dive into LA’s postseason record against each team, it isn’t as promising as fans would have hoped.

Here’s the Dodgers playoff history vs each NL team in the 2022 postseason

Dodgers vs Padres playoff history:

• Series played: 1


• Series record: 1-0


• Overall record: 3-0

The Dodgers have owned the Padres recently and they also owned San Diego in the lone playoff series between the two teams. San Diego and Los Angeles squared off in the 2020 NLDS and, while it was a clean sweep for LA, there were plenty of memories in the process.

Walker Buehler clutching up and stranding the bases loaded in the second inning of Game 1 set the tone for the next three games as the Dodgers were very obviously the better team. Los Angeles won Game 1 behind a four-run sixth inning against San Diego’s bullpen.

Game 2 was a scare with Kenley Jansen and Joe Kelley nearly giving it away in the ninth inning, but they were able to buckle down and secure the win. Earlier in that game, Cody Bellinger made a game-saving catch and Brusdar Graterol became a team legend for a moment.

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Finally, Game 3 was a huge blowout with Will Smith making history with a 5-for-6 performance. As talented as the Padres are, fans would not complain if LA ends up playing their NL West foes in the NLDS.