Mets beat Dodgers, advance to face Cubs in NL Championship Series

Mets beat Dodgers to advance to NLCS — (Image credit: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

After edging out the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2, in a hard-fought Game 5 of the National League Division Series on Thursday night, the New York Mets are going on to face the Chicago Cubs in the NL Championship Series, which starts Saturday night in New York. Daniel Murphy had a hand in all three of the Mets' runs, hitting a double off Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke in the first inning, scoring the tying run in the fourth after stealing third base, and hitting the winning run, a solo homer, in the sixth. The Dodgers haven't won a World Series since 1988, and despite their fat $289 million payroll, they won't end that streak this year.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.