How the Dodgers have fared in the NLDS

The Dodgers clinched an appearance in the National League Division Series with their win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday -- the ninth time they will appear in the NLDS. Here’s how they fared the other eight times:

1981

Dodgers 3, Houston 2

In the first NLDS -- held because the season was split in two by a players strike -- the Dodgers rallied from a 2-0 series deficit to win the final three games at Dodger Stadium. Jerry Reuss outpitched Nolan Ryan, 4-0, in Game 5. Steve Garvey was the batting star, hitting .368 with two home runs.

1995

Cincinnati 3, Dodgers 0

The Reds outclassed the Dodgers, outscoring them 22-7. The lone bright spot was Eric Karros, who had two home runs in Game 2.

1996

Atlanta 3, Dodgers 0

The Dodgers wasted a strong pitching effort by Ramon Martinez in Game 1 when reliever Antonio Osuna gave up a home run to Javy Lopez in the 10th inning of a 2-1 Braves victory. Ismael Valdez and Hideo Nomo were the losing pitchers in Games 2 and 3.

2004

St. Louis 3, Dodgers 1

After failing to win a playoff game since 1988, the Dodgers finally broke through against the Cardinals when Jose Lima pitched a five-hit shutout in Game 3.

2006

New York 3, Dodgers 0

The tone for the series was set in Game 1, when Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew were thrown out at the plate on the same play -- after a double by Russell Martin -- in a game the Dodgers lost, 6-5.

2008

Dodgers 3, Chicago 0

The Dodgers finally won a division series, with the key blow coming in Game 1 when James Loney hit a grand slam to center field in the fifth inning. The Dodgers never trailed in any game after that.

2009

Dodgers 3, St. Louis 0

The Dodgers rallied with two runs in the ninth of a 3-2 Game 2 victory when Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday lost a two-out liner hit by Loney in the lights and dropped the ball for an error.

2013

Dodgers 3, Atlanta 1

After splitting the first two games in Atlanta, the Dodgers came home and routed the Braves, 13-6, behind homers from Juan Uribe and Carl Crawford, then won the series with a 4-3 Game 4 victory. Crawford hit two homers in Game 4, but the key blow was Uribe’s two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.