Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Linked by their high-profile (and expensive) free-agent offseason of 2019, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado meet with a World Series berth on the line.

The Padres rallied past the Dodgers with a five-run seventh inning in Game 4 to win the series. They advance to play the Phillies in the NLCS.

San Diego leads 2-1 in the NLDS over the Los Angeles Dodgers after their win on Friday night at Petco Park.

The Padres beat the Dodgers 2-1 – their first playoff win in front of their own fans since 1998 – to move one win away from the NLCS.

The Padres knocked off the Dodgers, 5-3, evening the NLDS at one-game apiece, and are now threatening to ruin the Dodgers’ dream season.

The NLDS between the league-best Dodgers and NL West rival Padres is now a best-of-three as the series shifts to San Diego.

Trea Turner, the Dodgers leadoff hitter, carried LA’s offense against the Padres in Game 1 of the NLDS.

The Dodgers, who won Game 1 of the NLDS against the Padres, have dominated San Diego this year, going 15-5.

Pujols’ storybook season was supposed to end with him and teammate Yadier Molina winning a World Series title together. Instead, it ended early.

Harper slugged his sixth career postseason home run en route to a Phillies 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Philadelphia will face the Braves in the NLDS.