The San Diego Padres will now face Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday. Yamamoto will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1, with the Dodgers changing from their expected plan to start Jack Flaherty in Game 1.

The Dodgers will pitch Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 1 of the NLDS with Jack Flaherty in Game 2, reversing the order of their top two starters against the Padres.

Recent postseason history: The Padres and Dodgers are meeting in the NLDS for the third time in the last five years. The Dodgers swept the Padres en route to winning the World Series at the end of the COVID-shortened 2020 season. The Padres knocked out the Dodgers in four games in 2022 before losing in five games to the Phillies in the NLCS.