The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in the fifth and deciding game of the NLDS and will advance to the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves. A year ago, the same two teams faced off and the Dodgers overcame a 3-1 deficit to win the NL pennant before going on to win their first World Series title since 1988.
The game was scoreless until the 6th inning when the Dodgers took a 1-0 lead on a Corey Seager double. The Giants would tie it up 1-1 on a mammoth HR by Darrin Ruf. But the Dodgers would get the go ahead run in the 9th on a RBI single by Cody Bellinger.
Max Scherzer was brought on to pitch the bottom of the 9th for the Dodgers. With one out, Kris Bryant reached base on an error by third baseman Justin Turner. But Scherzer struck out both LaMonte Wade and Wilmer Flores to end the game and end the Giants' 107 win season on a sour note.
The Dodgers will undoubtedly be heavily favored against the Braves with a chance to win their fourth NL pennant in five years. But then again the Braves have something to prove. So it ought to be an interesting NLCS which begins Saturday night in Atlanta.
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