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SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants entered the 2021 season as afterthoughts in their own division. They’ll end it as the most unlikely of usurpers.
With an 11-4 rout of the Padres in Sunday afternoon’s regular-season finale at Oracle Park, the Giants ended the Dodgers’ eight-year reign atop the National League West and captured their first division title since 2012.
Logan Webb struck out eight over seven strong innings — and crushed his first career home run, to boot — while Buster Posey, one of three remaining players from San Francisco’s last championship core, went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to unseat the Dodgers, who became only the 11th team to win 100 games and not finish in first place.
By seizing the NL West crown, the Giants clinched the best record in baseball and the No. 1 overall seed, guaranteeing them home-field advantage through the postseason. They’ll await the winner of the NL Wild Card Game — which will feature the Dodgers and Cardinals — in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Friday at Oracle Park.
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