Urías wins 20th, LA beats Brewers 8-3 to stay alive in West

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One last game, one last chance for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers to grab a share of their ninth consecutive NL West title.

The playoff-bound Dodgers (105-56) must beat Milwaukee again on Sunday and hope the rival first-place Giants (106-55) lose again to San Diego to tie for the title. That would send them and the Giants to a deciding Game 163 in San Francisco on Monday.

“If we don’t win, it doesn’t matter what anyone else does,” third baseman Justin Turner said.

Julio Urías became the Dodgers’ first 20-game winner since Clayton Kershaw in 2014, pitching one-run ball into the seventh inning as Los Angeles beat the Brewers 8-3 on Saturday night to extend the NL West race to the final day of the regular season.

“The only focus for us is to win tomorrow,” manager Dave Roberts said. “That’s all we can control.”

The Giants lost to San Diego earlier Saturday, reducing their lead to one game. The Dodgers were watching before their game began.

“There was a good buzz going around the clubhouse heading into the game knowing the opportunity for us,” Turner said.

The Dodgers or the Giants are guaranteed to have the most wins of a team that fails to finish first, bettering the 1909 Chicago Cubs and 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers, who had 104 wins each.

Los Angeles won its 14th consecutive home game, tying a 100-year-old franchise record.

Urías (20-3) gave up one hit, struck out seven and walked two over 6 1/3 innings in his 32nd start of the regular season, becoming the majors' only 20-game winner this year. The 25-year-old left-hander retired 16 in a row after allowing a double to Eduardo Escobar in the first.

“The focus, adrenaline and energy level was all at peak position knowing what was at stake,” Urías said...

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