Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers blank Padres, advance to NLCS

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched five shutout innings, Enrique Hernandez and Teoscar Hernandez hit home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series with a 2-0 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.

By claiming Game 5 of the best-of-five NL Division Series, the Dodgers will play host to Game 1 of the NL Championship Series against t