Under the current MLB playoff format, division winners continue to be dropped like so many foul pop-ups in the stands. In the National League, Philadelphia and Milwaukee are already gone. In the American League,

And now they have a chance to banish the ghosts of the past two years when they host their regional rivals in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres play in Game 5 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium, at 8:08 p.m. ET on Friday. The victor clinches the series and moves on to the NLCS. The Padres have named Yu Darvish (7-3, 3.31 ERA) as their starter for this game. The Dodgers' starter has not yet been announced.