Padres vs. Dodgers Game 5: Who will advance to the NLCS?

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It all comes down to this. Game 5 of the Padres vs. Dodgers National League Division Series (NLDS) will decide who moves on to the NLCS and who goes home.

Game 5 of the best-of-five series is set for 5:08 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at Dodger Stadium after the San Diego Padres lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 Wednesday night to even the NLDS series to 2-2.

The winner of this game will take on the New York Mets in the 2024 National League Championship Series (NLCS) which starts on Sunday.

Game 5 will air on FOX. Click here for more on how to watch.

The Padres spent Thursday before Game 5 on the practice field and answering some questions during a press conference. View some photos from the Associated Press below:

The Padres and Dodgers are back at Dodger Stadium for Game 5 after Sunday’s game, which had no shortage of drama when fans threw baseballs and trash from the stands , prompting a 12-minute delay in between pitches during the seventh inning of Game 2.

MLB says Darvish will start for the Padres in the winner-take-all game Friday night, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers.

Game 5 projected starting Padres lineup :

1. Luis Arraez , 1B
2. Fernando Tatis Jr. , RF
3. Jurickson Profar , LF
4. Manny Machado , 3B
5. Jackson Merrill , CF
6. Xander Bogaerts , SS
7. David Peralta , DH
8. Jake Cronenworth , 2B
9. Kyle Higashioka , C

Ha-Seong Kim and Joe Musgrove are both slated to undergo surgery and are out for the rest of the postseason.

The watch party in Gallagher Square at Petco Park is sold out, but there are other places in San Diego where Padres fans can catch the game.

A limited number of Padres postseason tickets are available online . Access is limited to residents in nearby geographical locations.

Game 5 will air on FOX. All games are also available in the U.S. on MLB.TV .

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