Nationals beat Dodgers, Giants beat Cubs

Lobaton has delivered the big postseason home run before, hitting a ninth-inning walk off home run for Tampa off Boston Red Sox loser Koji Uehara in Game 3 of their 2013 American League Division Series – the only game the Rays would win in the series. “That is what we wanted”.

The victor will face either San Francisco or the Chicago Cubs in the National League championship series to decide a spot in the World series.

The game will start at 5:05 p.m. EDT.

“With an elimination game, we still have to win two games”, Roberts said after Monday’s defeat. “He is my friend”. They were one strike away in 2012.

The 1998 Caps are the only D.C. team to get that close to a world title since 1992, when the Redskins won the Super Bowl. “We’ve got to move on and find that big hit”.

Both teams will have a short turn around as Game Three will be played Monday at 4 pm EST on MLB Network.

“He hammered that ball”. Eventually, they get back to being who they are, but a player’s established level of performance entails many peaks and valleys. “It was just a massive swing”.

“Weve been very cautious up to this point, ” Roberts said.

“A game saver”, Murphy said.

Four relievers combined for 4⅔ shutout innings, putting the Nationals in position to wrap up the NL Division Series on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. “All kinds of expletives were being thrown around”, Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth said.

“You need some untimely heroes during these playoffs”, Baker said, referring to Lobaton.

Added Seager: “You did what you were looking for in getting the starter out early”. After finishing the regular season with an MLB-worst.213 average against left-handed pitching, the Dodgers have not been productive when facing southpaw relievers Sammy Solis, Marc Rzepcynski and Oliver Perez. Pause to appreciate Jayson Werth’s mammoth ninth-inning blast off L.A. closer Kenley Jansen or Ryan Zimmerman’s “double” off the glove of Josh Reddick in right field.

A bloop single by Werth and walks to Bryce Harper and Rendon allowed the Nationals to load the bases with two outs in the first. Indeed, fans chanted those three letters after each hit as he went 3 for 3, including RBI singles in the fifth and seventh.

Nationals (2-1): Washington will roll with Joe Ross in Game 4 as they try to win the series and advance to the NLCS on 2:08 (or 5:08) PM PST.

The Dodgers found themselves in a three-run hole and turned to their newest teammate for help in the fifth inning.

The Nationals trailed 2-0 in the fourth when No. 8 hitter Lobaton put them ahead for good by connecting off a curveball from Rich Hill after the Dodgers left-hander walked Murphy and hit a batter.

“I feel great for him. He has been battling that ankle injury”, Roark said of his catcher.

Washington answered with four runs in the third inning. Once it was Justin Turner (game 1), the other time it was the surprising Jose Lobaton.

The Nationals also declined to name an official starter for Game 4.

Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda struggled in the first postseason start of his Major League Baseball career. Seager also homered in the first inning of Game 1 on Friday.

But the homer by Lobaton was the difference Sunday. “He’ll probably be starting against (Kenta) Maeda catching Gio (Gonzalez) tomorrow. Boy just keep it coming”. Hill took the loss for Los Angeles. SB-T.Turner (1), Utley (1).