Chase Utley’s RBI single in the eighth inning gave the Dodgers a 6-5 win over the Nationals, cutting through several narratives on their way to doing the most important thing of all — staying alive to play a Game 5 on Thursday in Washington D.C.
Tied at 5-5 with nobody on and two outs in the eighth inning, the Dodgers rallied in the most 2016 way possible. Andrew Toles, who was out of baseball working at a grocery store in 2015, was hit by a pitch, followed by Andre Ethier, the man coming off a broken leg, hitting a single, leading to Utley’s game-winner against Blake Treinen.