Dusty Baker stressed the positives after the Nationals battled back late before losing Game 4 of the NLDS to the Los Angeles Dodgers: Like the fact that Game 5 will be in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
“That's why we fought so hard for the home-field advantage,” Baker told reporters.
“You don't think it's going to come into play, but most of the time, it does.
“And so we're going home. I'm sure they wanted to take both games here. We wanted to take both games here.
“But realistically, when you go to a place, most of the time, you know, you're hoping for at least a split.