The Dodgers responded in the third inning with back-to-back singles by A.J.

In the top of the eighth inning, with three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayon Kershaw pitching in relief for the Dodgers, Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto hit solo homers, tied the game at 3-3 and sent Kershaw heading to the showers. Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki went down in the batter’s box after a 94-mph fastball from Walker Buehler hit him in the wrist and apparently ricocheted into his head in the top of the seventh inning. They did it just like they had all year. That's okay.". Bellinger belted a home run and then stole one away from Fernando Tatis Jr., as the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to beat the San Diego Padres, 6-5, in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Globe Life Field on Wednesday night. According to STATS, Bellinger is the first player since 2012 to both hit a homer and rob a homer in the same postseason game. Kershaw settled down and got out of the inning, passing the baton to his bullpen where drama would inevitably await. I know that he's disappointed as well," said Roberts of Jansen, who was then asked if he would remain in the closer role. It could have been in Timbuktu as long as we win," said Kershaw about pitching in his hometown. "I wasn't necessarily looking for it, but I saw it was a changeup I knew it was going to be low, and I just tried to stay through it as much as I could," said Bellinger of the home run. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these TERMS OF USE and PRIVACY POLICY.

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For 63 games Cody Bellinger looked anything like the player that took home the hardware for the 2019 National League MVP award. LOS ANGELES — The Washington Nationals’ postseason history added a fresh chapter Wednesday night. San Diego knew that if they were going to even their best of five series with the rival Dodgers they would have to do something they haven't done many times over the last 10 years: beat Clayton Kershaw. No such luck in the 8th.). at each other as Kershaw stood frozen in a familiar pose: keeled over, hands on his knees, stunned. FOX and FOX SPORTS are trademarks of FOX Media LLC. Anthony Rendon hit Kershaw’s second pitch into the left field bleachers for a solo home run. He picked the perfect time to return to form. Cardinals Programming on FOX Sports Midwest for May 4-10 (times Central), Times Central | Programming available in the Cardinals television footprint | streaming on FOX Sports GO, Help | Press | Advertise With Us | Jobs | FOX Cincy | RSS | Site Map Howie Kendrick's grand slam in the top of the 10th inning broke a 3-3 tie and the Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 in the decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series. "I haven't even homered in batting practice yet, so it was nice to see it go over the wall. Kershaw allowed back-to-back home runs to Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer to leadoff the sixth inning, giving Dodger fans nightmarish flashbacks of Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS … Cardinals Top 25 Moments of the Decade (2000-09), Replay: June 19, 2019: Marlins at Cardinals, Cardinals Insider – Home: The Molina Story. #NLDS pic.twitter.com/rH6mi5T0hn.
It is the first time the Nationals – or Expos before them – have won a postseason series. Just like that, the game was tied at at three. Kelly induced Hosmer to ground out to end the game, but it was Bellinger's heroics that put the Padres on the brink of elimination and the Dodgers one win away from a third trip to the NLCS in three years. "It was a heads up play by Mookie and Corey," said Roberts of the double steal that turned out to be one of the game's biggest plays. Inside access. FOX Sports Midwest’s Cardinals programming for the week also includes Grillin’ the NL Central, a new baseball roundtable show; the second episode of the FOX Sports Midwest Sports Trivia Challenge; and a new one-hour special, Cardinals Top 25 Moments of the Decade, chronicling the best regular-season moments from 2000 to 2009. I'm just glad that I came up with it.". Kershaw allowed back-to-back home runs to Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer to leadoff the sixth inning, giving Dodger fans nightmarish flashbacks of Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS when he did the same to Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto that tied the game. The Cards had to win Game 4 against the Braves at St. Louis, or hang up the gloves for the season. Joe Kelly earned the save, but not without more drama. The Nationals defeated the Dodgers in a dramatic NLDS Game 5. "I knew he hit it good and in my head I knew it was either gone, or that maybe I would get to the wall and have a chance for it," said Bellinger.

The Cardinals rallied in the eighth and ninth innings to win Game 1. The Cards will play the Nationals, who defeated the Dodgers in the other NLDS Game 5 … Howie Kendrick's grand slam in the top of the 10th inning broke a 3-3 tie and the Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 in the decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Tommy Pham placed a first-pitch fastball into right field for the Padres first hit of the game. ", Belli blast. "That's postseason baseball right there. Ever. (With two outs in the seventh, Kershaw struck out Adam Eaton, the only batter he faced, on three pitches. The back-to-back solo shots brought the Padres dugout back to life, as they banged on the padded railing and yelled "Let's Go!" ", When Dave Roberts sent Clayton Kershaw out for the top of the eighth inning. ", Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts as he walks to the dugout during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres in Game Two of the National League Division Series at Globe Life Field on October 07, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. The Cardinals celebrate after beating the Braves in NLDS Game 5. TBS is airing the game, so if you have a cable provider, you're all set. Five pitchers later, Pham scored on an RBI double to the right-center gap by Wil Myers and the Padres had a 1-0 lead. FOX Sports Midwest will re-air the Cardinals’ three victories in their 2019 NLDS triumph over Atlanta next week in prime time.

Both runners would score two batters later when Corey Seager smacked a two-run double down the right field line to give the Dodgers the lead.

Local news from across Southern California, "Great players make great plays in the biggest moments," said Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts about Bellinger. Jansen issued a walk, a double, and an RBI single, surrendering two runs before leaving the game with the winning run at the plate in Tatis Jr. "I thought there was some good throws in there. Just one frame into a decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series, sarcasm was all Braves fans had left as the St. Louis Cardinals put 10 runs – yes, 10 – on the board. Right at your fingertips. "We know these guys well. They won Game 4 in 10 innings at Busch. The Dodgers restored their three-run lead minutes later as Austin Barnes walked, Seager singled, and both advanced on a double steal. A sac fly and another RBI single for Muncy gave the Dodgers a 6-3 lead. The Dodgers doubled-down on the drama when beguiled closer Kenley Jansen was unable to close the game out in the 9th. ""It's going to take a while to wind down from that one," said Bellinger after the victory. "That's what happened right there. Bellinger broke out of his season-long slump when he belted a 79MPH change up to straightaway center for the first home run of the Division Series, giving Kershaw a three-run cushion. Belliger broke back on the ball immediately but as he reached the warning track he knew he had run out of room. But Suzuki left the field under his own power. San Diego hitters swung at the first pitch almost every at-bat, and it paid off when they struck first in the second inning. ... As good as he was during his breakout season in 2018 and as good as he was during the 2019 regular season, he … The Nationals' bullpen, which had baseball's worst ERA (5.68) in the regular season, combined for four scoreless innings – capped off by Sean Doolittle retiring the side in order in the 10th to securing the win. Kelly walked Tatis Jr. and Machado to load the bases for Eric Hosmer. At the last second he leaped and timed his jump perfectly, taking the go ahead homer away from Tatis Jr., preserving the Dodgers 4-3 lead. Starting for the first time in the home ballpark of the team he grew up idolizing, Kershaw struck out six in six innings to earn the win. In that situation it turned out to be the difference in the game.". It was a game changing play.". “You can’t make this stuff up.". © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.
Thanks in large measure to an unthinkable 10-run first inning-- … The Nationals stayed in the fight .

That was all Mookie and Corey. Max Muncy scored Seager with a two-out RBI single and the Dodgers led 3-1 after three.