A winner-take-all Game 5 decided the 2019 NLDS between the Dodgers and the Nationals for the right to face the Cardinals, who won a Game 5 of their own against the Braves hours earlier.
The Dodgers did not win.
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Walker Buehler took the ball in yet another decisive game, and he delivered once again. He cruised through the 1st with a 1-2-3 inning and set the tone for the night.
Stephen Strasburg looked invincible against the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium last time, but that didn’t last long.