The Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals have had quite an entertaining postseason series. With the Nationals up 2-1 in the series and looking to clinch a trip to the NLCS, Chase Utley decided to make some more postseason magic and brought the Dodgers even in the series with a deciding Game 5 to be played tomorrow night in DC.
Utley put an entire city on his back last night. Here’s his game-winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning to put the Dodgers ahead 6-5:
And here’s his game-clinching defensive play that we’ve been so accustomed to seeing through the years:
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