Mookie Betts, Justin Turner and the defending World Series champion Dodgers won a whopping 106 times this year, yet still finished second in the NL West, a game behind San Francisco. The teams took very different paths to reach the matchup at Dodger Stadium. It'll be a marquee matchup: Longtime Cards ace Adam Wainwright (17-7, 3.05 ERA) against Dodgers midseason acquisition Max Scherzer (15-4, 2.46 ERA). Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers work out on the West Coast, a day before they meet in the NL wild-card game. What will it be this time, the play that fans in the Northeast are still buzzing about 40 years later? Reggie Jackson, Carl Yastrzemski and other stars played that afternoon, but what everyone remembers is Dent's flyball over the Green Monster. While the focus will be on Aaron Judge, Xander Bogaerts and the guys on the field, there's bound to be a lot of nostalgia as fans reminisce about the 1978 tiebreaker between the teams, highlighted by Bucky Dent's three-run homer in the seventh inning that propelled New York to a 5-4 win. 4, 2021, before Tuesday's American League Wild Card game against the New York Yankees in Boston. Aaron Gash/AP Show More Show Less 4 of8 Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi throws in the outfield at the American League Wild Card Workout Day at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. The team declined its option on Rojas’ contract for 2022, making the announcement a day after finishing third in the NL East at 77-85 in Steve Cohen’s first year of ownership. Rojas was let go as manager of the New York Mets on Monday, Oct. Terrill/AP Show More Show Less 3 of8 New York Mets manager Luis Rojas, right, is seen in the dugout during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Sept. Mary Schwalm/AP Show More Show Less 2 of8 Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2021, before Tuesday's American League Wild Card game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston. 1 of8 New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws in the outfield during the American League Wild Card Workout Day at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct.

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