MLB playoff roundup: Dodgers, Braves, Astros advance

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Will Smith had a Dodgers playoff-record five hits and drove in three runs as Los Angeles routed the San Diego Padres 12-3 on Thursday in Arlington, Texas, to complete a three-game sweep in their best-of-five National League Division Series. The Dodgers will face the Atlanta Braves, who completed a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins earlier Thursday, in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series starting Monday in Arlington. Smith also became the first catcher ever with a five-hit game in the postseason and the youngest player with a five-hit playoff game.

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