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  • Kershaw, Hamels to start in NLCS Game 1 (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz(notes), left, laughs with manager Charlie Manuel during practice Wednesday,Oct. 14, 2009 in Los Angeles. The Phillies will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League championship series Thursday.

    The Phillies and Dodgers are back in the National League championship series for the second straight year, making them the closest thing the NL has to a couple of dominant teams. They are the first repeat teams since Houston and St. Louis squared off in 2004 and '05, and only the third repeaters since Atlanta and Pittsburgh met in 1991 and '92.

  • Padilla helps Dodgers sweep Cardinals (AP)

    Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton(notes), left, is congratulated by teammates after striking out St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel(notes) for the final out in Game 3 of the National League division baseball series Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in St. Louis. The Dodgers won the game 5-1 to sweep the Cardinals and advance to the National League Championship Series.

    Unemployed in August and a star for the Los Angeles Dodgers in October. Once Vicente Padilla got out of the first inning, he slammed the door on the St. Louis Cardinals' season. The second-chance pitcher kept Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday quiet in a 5-1 victory Saturday night that gave Los Angeles a second straight trip to the National League championship series.