Dodgers Clinch Postseason Berth in 8-4 Win Over D-backs

Dodgers Clinch Postseason Berth in 8-4 Win Over D-backs
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen, left, hugs Max Muncy after the Dodgers' 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game in Los Angeles on Sept. 14, 2021. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers are chasing the San Francisco Giants in the NL West. They caught their rival in one big way by becoming the second team in the majors to clinch a postseason berth.

Max Muncy, Trea Turner and Will Smith homered in an 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night that was their fifth in a row.