Nationals Eliminate Dodgers In LA In Improbable Fashion

The home fans were left stunned and disappointed

By BetQL Staff - Oct 10, 2019, 10:14am EDT

Juan Soto is 20 years old.
Juan Soto is left-handed.
Juan Soto just homered off Clayton Kershaw...

...down by 1 in the 8th inning of a do-or-die Game 5 on the road at Dodger Stadium.#ChildishBambino // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/0zyvNp2GgE
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 10, 2019

Up 3-1 in the top of the 8th inning in the NLDS-deciding Game 5 between the Washington Nationals and LA Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw was on the hill for the Dodgers after entering in relief. Then something crazy happened.

Anthony Rendon hit a home run to trim the lead to 3-2. Then, on the very next pitch, Juan Soto did the same to tie the game.

Per @EliasSports: Clayton Kershaw has never allowed home runs on back-to-back pitches in the regular season. This is the second time he has done it in the postseason. The first: Oct. 6, 2017 against Ketel Marte and Jeff Mathis with the Diamondbacks.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 10, 2019

Clayton Kershaw allowed as many HR in the 8th inning yesterday (2) as Mariano Rivera did in his postseason career (527 batters faced).

🤯
— Paul Hembekides (@PaulHembo) October 10, 2019

One of the greatest regular-season pitchers of all-time has been one of the worst postseason pitchers in clutch situations.

Clayton Kershaw career after 6th inning

Regular season - 2.33 ERA

Postseason - 12.27 ERA
(highest all-time, min. 10 IP)
— Paul Hembekides (@PaulHembo) October 10, 2019

Knotted up at 3-3, the contest went into extra innings, where Howie Kendrick hit a grand slam to put the game out of reach.

HOWie Kendrick

(via @MLB) pic.twitter.com/BwqgfJJnKn
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 10, 2019

This loss capped off another disappointing year for the Dodgers, who have consistently fallen short for the last seven seasons.

#LABleedsBlue

2013: Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2014: Lost NLDS (Cardinals)
2015: Lost NLDS (Mets)
2016: Lost NLCS (Cubs)
2017: Lost World Series (Astros)
2018: Lost World Series (Red Sox)
2019: Lost NLDS (Nationals)

Too much heartache. 💔
— Dan (@DanClarkSports) October 10, 2019

The first game of the NLCS between the Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals will take place on Friday. As always, use the BetQL app for all your betting information needs!