The Washington Nationals Jayson Werth’s game-ending homer Thursday night extended their surprising season.
Werth led off the bottom of the ninth inning by driving Lance Lynn’s 13th pitch into the left-field stands to give the Nationals a 2-1 victory over the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and force a Game 5 in their NL division series.
The best-of-five series will end tonight (Friday) in Washington, with the winner advancing to face the San Francisco Giants in the NL championship series.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.