Cody Bellinger hit a long home run, and later made a spectacular, leaping catch at the center-field wall to take away a go-ahead shot from Fernando Tatis Jr. as the Dodgers barely held off the San Diego Padres 6-5 Wednesday night.
Los Angeles took a 2-0 lead in the NL Division Series when Joe Kelly finally got the last out with the bases loaded in a tension-filled ninth inning.
Corey Seager put the NL West champions ahead to stay with his two-run double in the third and scored on the first of Max Muncy‘s two RBI singles in the game. Leading off the next inning, Bellinger went after a low pitch and drove it 433 feet to center to make it 4-1.
Clayton Kershaw followed up his gem in the clinching game of the first round against Milwaukee with six strikeouts and no walks over six solid innings to get the win.
Game 3 is Thursday night, and the Dodgers can advance to the NL Championship Series for the fourth time in five seasons.