NLDS
Proper noun
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NLDS
(baseball) Initialism of National League Division Series., a pair of best of five game series played annually by Major League Baseball teams to determine the opponents in the National League Championship Series (NLCS).
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Oct 8, 2020; Houston, Texas, USA; Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates with shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) after scoring against the Miami Marlins during the third inning of game three of the 2020 NLDS at Minute Maid Park.
In 2001, Atlanta won the National League East division yet again, swept the Houston Astros in the NLDS, then lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series four games to one.
On the other side of the ball, the Dodgers are seeking to avenge their recent postseason woes with losses in the 2017 and 2018 World Series and a 2019 NLDS exit to the eventual champion Washington Nationals.
In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild-card team advancing to a best-of-five postseason round, the National League Division Series (NLDS).
The winner of the wild card has won the first round 7 out of the 11 years since the re-alignment and creation of the NLDS.
They began by defeating the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS three games to two, with Ortíz winning Games 1 and 5 in Atlanta.