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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Texas Rangers 0

GAME #36 (losers’ bracket): Fernando Valenzuela pitched a five-hit shutout with zero walks and eight strikeouts to lead the Dodgers. The Rangers only got as far as second base in the fourth inning and third base in the ninth inning. Dusty Baker’s RBI single started the scoring in the fourth. The Dodgers added three more…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (15)

GAME #32 (losers’ bracket): After 14 1/2 innings of scoreless play, Steve Garvey finally ended the marathon contest with a two-out RBI single to left-center. Davey Lopes had led off the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second before scoring a batter later. Burt Hooton (10 innings, seven strikeouts, four hits) and Bob…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Seattle Mariners 1

GAME #20 (losers’ bracket): Rick Monday hit two home runs, Ken Landreaux went 4-for-4, Dusty Baker drove in five runs and Jerry Reuss threw a two-hitter as the Dodgers advanced with ease. Seattle scored its run in the top of the first on a RBI single by Tom Paciorek, but didn’t have another hit after…
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San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

GAME #16 (winners’ bracket second round): A three-run fourth inning that included a pair of RBI triples by Joe Lefebvre and Gene Richards helped the Padres out to a 4-0 lead. San Diego’s Chris Welsh (6.3 innings, six hits, four strikeouts) kept the Dodgers in check until the seventh inning, when Ron Cey hit a…
