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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ path to clinching a postseason berth remains solidly in their control despite the loss to Miami halting their eight-game winning streak, per staff at MLB.com. The organization will need to wait at least another day before securing the mathematical elimination of remaining playoff competitors and officially punching their October ticket.

The Dodgers have built an eight-game winning streak that positioned the organization on the precipice of clinching. One loss to Miami doesn’t erase the substantial work that was done over the previous eight games. The fact that the team is within striking distance of clinching with several weeks remaining in the regular season speaks to the organizational depth and resilience that’s been on display throughout September. Whether the clinch comes tomorrow or over the next few days, the trajectory is clear: this team is making October baseball, and they’re doing it with competitive positioning intact despite significant injuries to Shohei Ohtani and concerns around Freddie Freeman.

For the Dodgers, the clinch timing itself isn’t particularly relevant. What matters is that we’ve proven we can compete without our franchise player. We’ve proven our offensive depth with Kyle Tucker producing at an elite level, Mookie Betts driving in runs, and even prospect Josue De Paula getting productive at-bats. We’ve proven our rotation has enough pieces—Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Tarik Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto—to compete in October. The loss to Miami is frustrating. But the larger story of 2026 is one of organizational resilience. We didn’t get the Ohtani season we expected. We got a team that’s adapted, overcome adversity, and positioned itself to compete in October anyway. That’s the kind of organizational quality that wins championships. The clinch will happen soon enough. What matters more is whether the team carries this momentum into October and performs when the games matter most.

Source(s): Staff (MLB.com) | First reported: September 12, 2026 11:17 PM UTC

God Bless and Go Dodgers