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LOS ANGELES — Will Smith hit a tying, two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three more runs in the seventh to beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 and clinch the NL West title. The rally was dampened by an apparent injury to All-Star slugger Freddie Freeman, who left the game after awkwardly colliding with Luis Arráez and the first base bag trying to avoid being tagged out. Freeman grabbed at his lower right leg before hobbling off the field. The Dodgers clinched at home for the first time since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. They overcame an early 2-0 deficit and a solid outing by Padres starter Joe Musgrove.
