LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive NL West title Thursday, beating the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 behind a huge night from Kyle Tucker, who finished a triple short of the cycle with four hits and three RBIs.

The division crown is Los Angeles's 13th in the last 14 seasons, with 2021 — when the Dodgers won 106 games but still finished one behind the 107-win San Francisco Giants — the lone exception, according to MLB.com's recap of the clinching win. It's the Dodgers' 14th straight postseason berth, extending one of the longest active playoff streaks in North American professional sports.

Clinching with room to spare

Los Angeles wrapped up the division with nine games still remaining in the regular season, giving the front office valuable time to manage workloads on a roster that has dealt with a steady string of injuries this year. Manager Dave Roberts has leaned on that depth all season, and Thursday's win was a reminder of how much firepower the lineup can produce when healthy, with Tucker's near-cycle night the headline performance.

13TH DIVISION TITLE IN 14 SEASONS

The Dodgers now join the Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees as the four teams to have officially clinched a postseason spot, according to Yahoo Sports' playoff-picture tracker. The Dodgers' magic number to clinch the division outright had sat at one entering the day, with a nine-game cushion over the second-place San Diego Padres.

What's next

With the division locked up, Los Angeles can now focus on seeding and health heading into October, including decisions on how much to rest key regulars in the season's final stretch. The bigger drama remains elsewhere in the league, where all three American League division races and both wild-card pictures remain unsettled with under two weeks to go.