NL DIVISION SERIES

Kendrick's grand slam finishes Dodgers

Washington second baseman Howie Kendrick’s grand slam in the 10th inning Wednesday gave the
Nationals a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their National League division
series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Nationals advance to face the St. Louis Cardinals
in the National League Championship Series on Friday.
Washington second baseman Howie Kendrick’s grand slam in the 10th inning Wednesday gave the Nationals a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their National League division series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Nationals advance to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series on Friday.

LOS ANGELES -- Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night and advance to the National League Championship Series against St. Louis.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw blew a 3-1 lead by allowing home runs to Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto on consecutive pitches in the eighth.

The wild-card Nationals open the NLCS at St. Louis on Friday night. The seven-time defending NL West champion Dodgers, who led the NL with 106 victories, remain without a World Series title since 1988.

Adam Eaton walked against Kelly leading off the 10th, Rendon doubled on a drive that lodged in the left-field wall, and Soto was intentionally walked.

Kendrick fouled off a pitch, then hit a 97 mph fastball just over the wall in center for his second career slam. The other one was a game-ending, 11th-inning drive against San Francisco in August 2017.

Daniel Hudson got the win, retiring Will Smith on a drive to the right-field warning track with one on and one out in the ninth, then getting Chris Taylor on a liner to center.

Sean Doolittle pitched the 10th for the Nationals.

The Nationals/Montreal Expos franchise won a postseason series for only the second time, and the first since the Expos beat Philadelphia in a 1981 division series caused by the midseason players' strike.

At a glance

MLB POSTSEASON

All times Central

DIVISION SERIES (BEST-OF-5)

National League

THURSDAY, OCT. 3

St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6

LA Dodgers 6, Washington 0

FRIDAY, OCT. 4

Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0

Washington 4, LA Dodgers 2

SUNDAY, OCT. 6

Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1

LA Dodgers 10, Washington 4

MONDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4 (10)

Washington 6, LA Dodgers 1

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1

St. Louis wins series 3-2

Washington 7, LA Dodgers 3 (10)

Washington wins series 3-2

American League

FRIDAY, OCT. 4

NY Yankees 10, Minnesota 4

Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2

SATURDAY, OCT. 5

NY Yankees 8, Minnesota 2

Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1

MONDAY’S GAMES

NY Yankees 5, Minnesota 1

NY Yankees win series 3-0

Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3

TUESDAY’S GAME

Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1

TODAY’S GAME

Tampa Bay (Glasnow 6-1) at Houston (Cole

20-5), 6:07 p.m. (FS1)

Series tied 2-2

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(BEST-OF-7) x-if necessary

National League

All games televised on TBS

FRIDAY’S GAME

Washington at St. Louis, 7:08 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAME

Washington at St. Louis, 3:08 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 14

St. Louis at Washington, TBA

TUESDAY, OCT. 15

St. Louis at Washington, TBA

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

x-St. Louis at Washington, TBA

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

x-Washington at St. Louis, TBA

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

x-Washington at St. Louis, TBA

American League

All games televised on Fox or FS1

SATURDAY’S GAME

NY Yankees at Houston OR Tampa Bay at NY

Yankees, 7:08 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAME

NY Yankees at Houston OR Tampa Bay at NY

Yankees, 7:08 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 15

Houston at NY Yankees OR NY Yankees at

Tampa Bay, TBA

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

Houston at NY Yankees OR NY Yankees at

Tampa Bay, TBA

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

x-Houston at NY Yankees or NY Yankees at

Tampa Bay, TBA

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

x-NY Yankees at Houston OR Tampa Bay at NY

Yankees, TBA

SUNDAY, OCT. 20

x-NY Yankees at Houston OR Tampa Bay at NY

Yankees, TBA

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