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MLB news: Oct. 1 -- Giants are NL West champions, will be top seed in National League
With their 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco Giants clinched the championship of the National League West Division along with the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NL playoffs.
At 96-64, the Giants sit four games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West with two games left on the schedule.
San Francisco sits three games ahead of the Chicago Cubs in the race for the top overall spot in the National League.
The best record in baseball also belongs to the Giants.
The American-League West Division leading Houston Astros sit atop the AL at 94-66.
The playoff berth is the first for the Giants since 2021.
They last reached the World Series in 2014, defeating the Kansas City Royals.
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