PHOENIX — They won’t win 120 games. They won’t even threaten the all-time regular-season wins record (116).

That overheated spring training hyperbole didn’t make it through the day-to-day challenges of a 162-game season that grinds away at even the most talented roster.

But with a perfunctory 8-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon – the Dodgers’ 90th win of the season – they clinched their 12th National League West division title in the past 13 years.

They will host a best-of-three Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday at Dodger Stadium with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and the Diamondbacks (despite Thursday’s loss) all still vying to provide the opposition.

It is the first time since 2018 that the Dodgers will not finish with one of the two best records in

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