Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals, will face Cubs in NLCS

Joc Pederson after his rally-sparking homer for the LA Dodgers
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the National League Championship Series after beating the Washington Nationals, 4-3, at Washington's Nationals Park on Thursday night. The Dodgers win broke an NLDS 2-2 tie, and Los Angeles will face the Chicago Cubs on Saturday for Game 1 of the NLCS. The Dodgers were behind 1-0 going into the seventh inning, but scored all four of their runs after a rally sparked by a homer swatted in by Joc Pederson.

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Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw closed out the game and earned the save, on just one day's rest. You can watch his final pitch below. Peter Weber

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