LOS ANGELES -- All that spending and all that star power, amid a season of crushing injuries, did buy the Dodgers an additional valuable asset heading into a deciding Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Friday.

The winner-take-all game, for the right to play the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series, will be played in Los Angeles.

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