[3][4][5] With their 12th consecutive postseason appearance, the Dodgers currently hold the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports.

They swept the fifth-seeded Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card Series for the Padres to return to the NLDS for the third time in the past five seasons.

They played the New York Mets (89–73), who qualified for the postseason as the sixth-seed wild card entrant due to their head-to-head record versus the Atlanta Braves, the team they finished tied with.

New York, who was 11 games under .500 at one point in the season, is the third straight sixth seed to make it out of the Wild Card series round in the National League.

They did this by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in three games, thanks in part to a Pete Alonso three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning that gave the Mets the lead and eventual series-win; this is their first NLDS trip since their pennant season of 2015.

In the top of the third, Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run RBI double to score Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatís Jr., giving San Diego a 5–3 lead.

Game 2 started with a solo home run from Fernando Tatís Jr. off Jack Flaherty in the top of the first to give the Padres the early lead.

In the top of the sixth, Jackson Merrill hit an RBI single off Anthony Banda to score Tatís as the Padres extended their lead to 4–1.

[25][26] In the top of the eighth, Merrill hit a two-run home run off Ryan Brasier to score Manny Machado as the Padres further extended their lead to 6–1.

The Padres are the first team in Major League Baseball history to hit six home runs in a single postseason game on the road.

Game 5 marked the first matchup between two Japanese-born starting pitchers (Yu Darvish and Yoshinobu Yamamoto) in the history of the Major League Baseball postseason.

Blake Treinen closed out the Padres to seal the series with a second consecutive shutout for the Dodgers to advance to the NLCS for the first time since 2021.

[40] 2024 NLDS (3–2): Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Diego Padres This was the first postseason meeting between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets.

In the top of the ninth, Nimmo hit an RBI single off Tanner Banks to bring in another insurance run for Bader to score, extending the Mets' lead to 6–1.

[41] In the top of the third, Mark Vientos hit a two-run home run off Cristopher Sánchez for the Mets to take a 2–0 lead, scoring Francisco Lindor.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Phillies got on the board when Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run, scoring Trea Turner to cut the Mets' lead to 3–2.

[42] Solo home runs off Phillies starter Aaron Nola by Pete Alonso in the second and Jesse Winker in the fourth gave the Mets a 2–0 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, Starling Marte hit a two-run RBI single, scoring Brandon Nimmo and Alonso to extend the Mets' lead to 4–0.

[43] In the top of the fourth inning, Alec Bohm reached first base on a fielder's choice by Mark Vientos, scoring Bryce Harper and putting the Phillies on the board, 1–0.