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Dodgers Move Onto NLCS with 4-3 Win!

This game was insane, first there was Rich Hill, a starting pitcher who only went 2.2 innings before being pulled for the teams setup man, Joe Blanton:

Next Julio Urias came in, the youngest pitcher since 1970 to throw in a playoff game

Then came the 7th inning, down 1-0 to Matt Scherzer, who will probably win the Cy Young award, Young Joc hit the first pitch, a 96mph fastball on the outside corner the other way to tie the score 1-1, and the team was fired up!

But the Dodgers weren’t done. After Yasmani Grandal walked, Howie Kendrick pitch hit for Andrew Toles and singled to left-field, putting men on 1st and 2nd. That led to Austin Barnes pinch running for Grandal. After Charlie Culberson struck out (I’m being nice here) Carlos Ruiz, acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies in a very controversial trade showed why we not only traded for him but carried 3 catchers by 2-2 pitch into LF scoring Austin Barnes:

Next up is Corey Seager who flied out to centerfield and in comes Justin Turner and after Dusty Baker for some reason decided to take the left-handed pitcher in favor of a right-handed pitcher, Turner has hit RHP well all season, he took the second pitch he saw into deep centerfield for a triple scoring both Kendrick and Ruiz.

Unfortunately it wasn’t over there and there was more baseball to be played. Grant Dayton was the first pitcher up, and he immediately walked the first hitter he saw on four pitches and after going 0-2 on Chris Heisey, he left one out over the plate and Heisey put it into the left-field seats to make the score 4-3.

So, 4-3. 7th inning of the 5th game of the NLDS, who do you bring in? It’s too early for Kenley Jansen, right…right?

Yup, California Love time! What proceeded was some of the most exciting yet tense baseball I’ve ever experienced but Jansen got through, 2.1 innings with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks and surrendering only one hit.

Would he be called upon in the 9th to finish the save? Maybe, who else would be better? Before the game Dave Roberts said Clayton Kershaw would be unavailable, Rich Hill was used and we’re all terrified of Pedro Baez in a pressure situation so who would come to save this game….

Yes! That my friends is Clayton Kershaw in the bottom of the 9th, on the road after Jansen recorded an out but walked Bryce Harper and former Dodger Jason Werth. Yes, with one out and two men on, Kershaw was coming into face Daniel Murphy, it can’t get any better than this!

After Kershaw throws high for ball one, he throws a slider in and gets Murphy to pop-up! Game over!!!!….No only two outs. Next batter is Wilmer Difo (who?) to face Kershaw and after he gets Difo to a 1-2 count, this happened:

http://m.mlb.com/video/v1206140483/ladwsh-gm5-kershaw-fans-difo-dodgers-advance

INCREDIBLE, THE DODGERS WIN AND MOVE ONTO THE NLCS TO FACE THE CHICAGO CUBS!

Here is the schedule: All games are on Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
Game 1: Saturday, October 15th at 5:00PM at Wrigley Field
Game 2: Sunday, October 16th at 5:00PM at Wrigley Field
Game 3: Monday, October 18th at 5:00PM at Dodger Stadium
Game 4: Tuesday, October 19th at 5:00PM at Dodger Stadium
Game 5: Wednesday, October 20th at 5:00PM at Dodger Stadium*
Game 6: Saturday, October 22nd at TBD at Wrigley Field*
Game 7: Sunday, October 23rd at TBD at Wrigley Field*

*If Necessary

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