Dodgers advance with dramatic win over Nats

Last night's 4-3 win over the Nationals sent the Dodgers to Chicago and a berth in the National League Championship Series starting Saturday. The winner of the NLCS advances to the World Series.

Getting there was a wild ride.

Joc Pederson hit a solo opposite field homer off of Max Scherzer, Justin Turner continued wielding a hot bat with a two run triple, Kenley Jansen threw 50 plus pitches in relief and ace Clayton Kershaw came out of the bullpen to record the final two outs when Jansen finally ran out of gas in the ninth.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled all the rabbits out of his hat and was grabbing for mice and squirrels to find a way to get the Dodgers past a dangerous Washington club.

I watched Game Five in Eden, Utah, high in the mountains above Ogden Canyon and was sitting on the edge of my seat.

I saw Game One in Tallahassee, Florida on Friday on the run from Hurricane Matthew. The Dodgers posted a 4-3 win to open the series. Our apartment in Jacksonville survived without damage and we headed to Utah on Saturday. I watched Game Two here in Eden on Sunday as the Nats evened the series at 1-1 with a 5-2 win.

We watched Game Three here in Eden on Monday and my brother and I agonized when the Nats administered an 8-3 whipping and took a 2-1 edge in the series. Nachos and quesadillas eased the pain.

We went to  his house in Kaysville for Game Four on Tuesday and watched the Dodgers post a 6-5 win to even the series at 2-2. Dominos pizza was part of the celebration.

Last night, Ann made sub sandwiches for the game and she fell asleep in the seventh inning. She woke up in the ninth when the Dodgers clinched it.

All in all, it's been a good week to be a Dodgers fan.