Dodgers results in the NLDS
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The Dodgers have participated in the National League division series seven times. Here’s how they fared:
1981
Dodgers 3, Houston 2
In the first NLDS — held because the season was split in two by a players’ strike — the Dodgers rallied from a 2-0 series deficit to win the final three games at Dodger Stadium. Jerry Reuss outpitched Nolan Ryan, 4-0, in Game 5. Steve Garvey was the batting star, hitting .368 with two home runs.
1995
Cincinnati 3, Dodgers 0
The Reds outclassed the Dodgers, outscoring them 22-7. The lone bright spot was Eric Karros, who had two home runs in Game 2.
1996
Atlanta 3, Dodgers 0
The Dodgers wasted a strong pitching effort by Ramon Martinez in Game 1 when reliever Antonio Osuna gave up a home run to Javy Lopez in the 10th inning of a 2-1 Braves victory. Ismael Valdez and Hideo Nomo were the losing pitchers in Games 2 and 3.
2004
St. Louis 3, Dodgers 1
After failing to win a playoff game since 1988, the Dodgers finally broke through against the Cardinals when Jose Lima pitched a five-hit shutout in Game 3.
2006
New York 3, Dodgers 0
The tone for the series was set in Game 1, when Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew were thrown out at the plate on the same play — after a double by Russell Martin — in a game the Dodgers lost, 6-5.
2008
Dodgers 3, Chicago 0
The Dodgers finally won a division series, with the key blow coming in Game 1 when James Loney hit a grand slam to center field in the fifth inning. The Dodgers never trailed in any game after that.
2009
Dodgers 3, St. Louis 0
The Dodgers rallied with two runs in the ninth of a 3-2 Game 2 victory when Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday lost a two-out liner hit by Loney in the lights and dropped the ball for an error.
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