The Dodgers Stay Alive, Forcing a Game 5 That Felt Inevitable
The New York Times
“This is what baseball wants,” Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts said after his team beat the Giants, 7-2, forcing a winner-take-all game in this division series between rivals.
LOS ANGELES — Six months of regular-season chasing wasn’t enough. The Los Angeles Dodgers are still trying to run down the San Francisco Giants in October. And now, after 23 games this season between these ancient and bitter rivals, last call arrives with Game 5 on Thursday night.
In Tuesday’s Game 4, with Walker Buehler working on short rest for the first time in his career, the Dodgers quickly made it clear that their season would not end that night. In front of 52,935 roaring — and anxious — fans at Dodger Stadium they demolished the Giants, 7-2.
Including the regular season and postseason, the Giants and Dodgers now each own 109 victories in 2021. So far, San Francisco holds a 12-11 edge over Los Angeles. But all it will take is one more win for either team to advance to the National League Championship Series against Atlanta.
