With the Padres' offense in a slumber, the Dodgers pulled out a 2-0 victory in the deciding Game 5 of their NL Division Series. Less than a week after destiny seemed to point San Diego toward the next round, the Padres were headed home to ponder what happened and put together a plan for next season.

San Diego will send Yu Darvish to the mound while Los Angeles will have rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching in front of the home crowd. Darvish (7-3, 3.31 ERA) and Yamamoto (7-2, 3.00 ERA) both have excellent arms and will attempt to win the series for their squads.

Game 5 of the National League Division Series has all the pre-set narratives of a classic: bitter rivals, superstar players and managers who can’t wait to get to their bullpens. The winner gets to play the New York Mets in a coast-to-coast National League Championship Series.