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Jack Harris

EXPLAINED: Dodgers officially clinch playoff berth with win over diamondbacks for real c6d93cb6 cc55 4bfb b909 66b9e39db226 | Rare Historical Photos

The Dodgers clinched a playoff berth Monday night.

For real, this time.

A day after the team believed it had locked up a postseason spot, Major League Baseball had to backtrack Monday morning, determining that there remained far-fetched yet technically possible three-way and four-way tiebreaker scenarios in which the Dodgers could miss the playoffs — if they lost all 23 remaining games on their schedule.

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