Shohei Ohtani will take on Aaron Judge in the Fall Classic starting Friday for Game 1 at Dodger Stadium. LOS ANGELES — Of all the years the Los Angeles Dodgers could have won the National League pennant and didn’t, how could this be the one when they did?

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a World Series date with the New York Yankees by beating the New York Mets in Game 6 of the National League Division Series.

Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to send Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Sunday night.