No. 5: San Diego Padres - SIC score 91.3San Diego got a triumphant win over the Mets in Game 3 to move on to its first divisional series since 2020, when the lost to the eventual champion Dodgers.However, they did not do so unscathed.Manny Machado, the Padres superstar third baseman, appeared to injure his right knee in his final at bat of the series.The “tweak” of his medial patella femoral ligament could sap his power on inside pitches and limit his range in the field.Mike Clevinger, who was scratched from his final start of the season with an illness, will start Game 1 against Julio Urias in Los Angeles.Clevinger is unlikely to have any limitations lingering from the illness.The Padres won their most games since 2010 all without star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. He is the team’s biggest loss on offense, but San Diego averaged just 0.15 less runs per game than last season.Ha-Seong Kim has filled in admirably at short with Tatis gone with a fractured wrist and now suspended for PED use. Kim hit .251 with 11 home runs with a .982 fielding percentage.No. 1: Los Angeles Dodgers - SIC score 88.7The Dodgers this season won 111 games, had the MLB’s best scoring offense and best pitching staff, and had the biggest run differential, plus-334, since the 1939 Yankees; and yet, there are still major questions about their health heading into the postseason.The starting rotation was dominant, leading to a 2.81 team ERA with 68 quality starts and 1,459 strikeouts, despite missing Dustin May for most of the season with Tommy John recovery and a recent back injury and losing right-handed ace Walker Buehler and southpaw Danny Duffy to elbow and forearm injuries.The 25-year-old May last pitched on Sept. 21, his sixth start of the season, and is expected to make the NLDS roster but with no determined role. Dave Roberts reportedly said the same of reliever Blake Treinen, who pitched in 18 playoff games the last two seasons and was limited to five games this year with recurring right shoulder issues. Fellow established relievers David Price and Brusdar Graterol missed time in the second half with dominant arm injuries but both returned in late September and have no designations for the NLDS.Clayton Kershaw was shut down in the 2021 postseason with left elbow inflammation, but that issue didn’t bleed into this season and the 34-year-old enters the NLDS with a 6-1 record, 1.54 ERA, .488 opponent OPS and 49 strikeouts in his last seven starts.Utilityman leftfielder Chris Taylor missed the last week of the season with neck tightness but hasn’t been placed on the IL.Versatile third baseman Max Muncy and centerfielder Cody Bellinger are each struggling this season after major injuries in 2021, posting respective OPSes of .713 and .654 with a combined 40 home runs, 137 RBI, and 191 strikeouts. Mookie Betts missed the last two weeks-plus in June with a cracked rib but has 18 home runs, 27 doubles, and 64 runs on an .865 OPS in the 82 games since returning. In total, each of the Dodgers’ nine starting position players played at least 118 games and took at least 450 at-bats, with Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner playing 159 and 160 games, respectively, with 708 plate appearances each.Padres vs. Dodgers Series OddsSan Diego is +194 to win the series, with the Dodgers at -235, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Los Angeles has the best odds to win the World Series at +270.